A campus littered with stray bottles and cans has motivated a student group at San Diego State Success Enabled Pilots, to go green in the new year with a recycling program. "We just noticed a lot of bottles and things lying around and wanted to do something about it," said finance senior Patrick Townend, president of SEP. "(We thought) it would be great to come up with something that is easily accessible to students. I think a lot more people would be willing to recycle." With that in mind, the group has developed a program in which they do all the dirty work to the benefit of SDSU students and the environment. SEP has been posting recycling bins at the Piedra del Sol apartments and is offering to pick up sorted recyclables from fraternity and sorority houses, residence halls and residences within a mile of campus. Group members will pick up recyclables every Sunday from Jan. 27 to Feb. 17. "We know how parties tend to get crazy over the weekend and that usually results in a lot of excess cans and bottles," Townend said. "As long as people are willing to sort their recycling, we will pick it up for them on Sunday at whatever time they need." SEP also plans to hand out energy-saving light bulbs, which save up to $92 in energy bills over their lifetime, to anyone who uses the weekend recycling service. The group is also working with the College of Arts and Letters in an effort to improve the waste on campus and eventually make recycling bins available in all campus classrooms and residence halls. "Anything we can do to help the environment is a good thing," Townend said. To take advantage of this opportunity to go green, contact SEP at sdsusep@hotmail.com to schedule a place and time for recycling pick up. Visit www.sdsusep.org for further information.
Recycling takes off
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Updated: Sunday, October 12, 2008
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