Students blamed for lack of recycling on Floyd Campus
JoNathan Brown
Issue date: 1/26/10 Section: News
According to Phillip Kimsey, director of plant operations, students at Georgia Highlands are the reason for the recycling problem at the Floyd Campus.
"Students don't know how to recycle. They mix recyclable items with non-recyclable items, which causes a problem because we can't recycle them," Kimsey said.
"I believe that the blame should go both to the janitors and the students," said Ginger Green, an education major from Rome.
"I've seen janitors dump all of it into one black bag, so what is the use?" said Sarah Colston, a nursing major from Rome.
Until recently, the recycling bins were being confused with the regular trash cans. Then the custodians placed clear trash bags inside the recycling bins.
"If we could get the recycling containers donated then that would be great, but we don't have money in the budget to purchase them," Kimsey said.
One organization that is in full force behind recycling at the college is Green Highlands.
This organization has a recycling program in place at the Cartersville campus; however, it is taking longer to get one in place at the Floyd Campus.
"It took us over a year to get the recycling program started in Cartersville, so it's a task to get it started here," said Samijo Miron, president of Green highlands.
"We are in the process of trying to make GHC a remote recycling area so that we can get the recycling containers for free. The only thing is that we have to get it approved by the president and Board of Regents," she said.
"Students don't know how to recycle. They mix recyclable items with non-recyclable items, which causes a problem because we can't recycle them," Kimsey said.
"I believe that the blame should go both to the janitors and the students," said Ginger Green, an education major from Rome.
"I've seen janitors dump all of it into one black bag, so what is the use?" said Sarah Colston, a nursing major from Rome.
Until recently, the recycling bins were being confused with the regular trash cans. Then the custodians placed clear trash bags inside the recycling bins.
"If we could get the recycling containers donated then that would be great, but we don't have money in the budget to purchase them," Kimsey said.
One organization that is in full force behind recycling at the college is Green Highlands.
This organization has a recycling program in place at the Cartersville campus; however, it is taking longer to get one in place at the Floyd Campus.
"It took us over a year to get the recycling program started in Cartersville, so it's a task to get it started here," said Samijo Miron, president of Green highlands.
"We are in the process of trying to make GHC a remote recycling area so that we can get the recycling containers for free. The only thing is that we have to get it approved by the president and Board of Regents," she said.
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