By Erin Endres When we were little, almost every kid learned about recycling and how important a role it is in preserving the only earth we have. We were taught to always recycle products made of plastic, paper, and glass. Where did we learn these helpful tactics? Right here at Wilson, where they aren’t exactly practicing what they’re preaching.
I’m sure that most students can recall getting lessons on how and why to “reduce, reuse, recycle.” We were taught from a young age to always recycle papers in classrooms, to recycle our bottles and cans at lunch, and, in short, to help the only earth we have in whatever way we can. On the surface, Wilson seems to be recycling almost everything they can. This is apparent due to the blue recycling cans in classrooms, giant recycling bins in the cafeterias, and the green recycling tins in the hallways. Nevertheless, when I looked into Wilson’s recycling program and where these recycling bins actually go, what I discovered was shocking.
It turns out that blue recycling bins in classrooms as well as green bins in the hallways are no more than colorful trashcans. Everything students and teachers place into those bins are simply thrown out. However, there is equal blame to be placed here in the sense that students do not place the correct waste in the corresponding cans as much as staff does not enforce proper recycling initiative. However, this does not apply to the recycling bins in the cafeterias. Everything in those do in fact get recycled and not thrown out, though either way it is still a big waste to throw out everything from the labeled containers. Tons of recyclable material is thrown into those bins daily, and if none of it is brought to the proper facilities, it all goes to a dump to rot and decompose for years on end. Landfills across the globe are overfilled and are causing mass destruction of the land in which they are placed. It may not seem like much, but recycling can drastically help our planet and preserve what little clean land we have left. The environment across the globe, and especially in America, is becoming even more of a concern than it already is, and we here at Wilson are sadly not doing our part. On the bright side, now that these truths have been exposed, our environmental clubs at Wilson are teaming together to help solve the problem. The Roots and Shoots Club as well as Earth Club are hoping to interview a Wilson staff member that is in charge of recycling and fix this problem.
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Elena Caputo
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