EARTH DAY EVERY DAY!
Stephanie Baker
Issue date: 4/21/09 Section: Opinion
People all over the planet are realizing pollution is harmful to the environment; this is why Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22.
There are many available opp-ortunities to help prevent pollution, but recycling is one thing that everyone can do. FCCJ is in need of adding more recycling bins for products.
According to Cathy Horn, director of administrative services at South Campus, there are 20 recycling bins for plastic.
Horn explained that there are reasons why the campus only recycles plastic. One reason is because people throw trash in the bins and no one wants to be responsible for cleaning it out.
She said that the college does not recycle glass because it can be dangerous and it wants to avoid the risk of people getting cut.
According to Horn, there are recycling bins for paper products in the offices at South Campus.
Horn said that at South Campus, there are three 50 gallon containers that are picked up weekly. She said that the company, Advanced Disposal, charges the college $30 for each container every month.
She further explained that the company also has a surcharge for fuel which is about $30 dollars as well. All together, the college pays around $120 every month for recycling services.
If a person does not recycle, then the discarded item ends up in a landfill. Landfills are dangerous.
According to an article on SixWise.com, there are chemicals found in landfills, which leak toxins into the environment.
The toxins enter the body and make our immune systems less able to fight off infections. SixWise.com is a web site that promotes ways to stay healthy.
Studies have shown that people living near a landfill have a higher risk of becoming sick and hospitalized, according to SixWise.com.
They claim that mothers who live near landfills have a higher risk of having babies with birth defects; also living near a land fill could increase the risk of certain types of cancer.
There are many available opp-ortunities to help prevent pollution, but recycling is one thing that everyone can do. FCCJ is in need of adding more recycling bins for products.
According to Cathy Horn, director of administrative services at South Campus, there are 20 recycling bins for plastic.
Horn explained that there are reasons why the campus only recycles plastic. One reason is because people throw trash in the bins and no one wants to be responsible for cleaning it out.
She said that the college does not recycle glass because it can be dangerous and it wants to avoid the risk of people getting cut.
According to Horn, there are recycling bins for paper products in the offices at South Campus.
Horn said that at South Campus, there are three 50 gallon containers that are picked up weekly. She said that the company, Advanced Disposal, charges the college $30 for each container every month.
She further explained that the company also has a surcharge for fuel which is about $30 dollars as well. All together, the college pays around $120 every month for recycling services.
If a person does not recycle, then the discarded item ends up in a landfill. Landfills are dangerous.
According to an article on SixWise.com, there are chemicals found in landfills, which leak toxins into the environment.
The toxins enter the body and make our immune systems less able to fight off infections. SixWise.com is a web site that promotes ways to stay healthy.
Studies have shown that people living near a landfill have a higher risk of becoming sick and hospitalized, according to SixWise.com.
They claim that mothers who live near landfills have a higher risk of having babies with birth defects; also living near a land fill could increase the risk of certain types of cancer.