The amount of students recycling at the University is building, and so is the amount of recyclables they are disposing.

This is largely thanks to a group of environmentally-conscientious students and faculty on the Recycling Committee.

The students, who are in the organization Students in Free Enterprise, placed 80 blue recycling bins in nearly every classroom on campus.

I see these bins in all of my classes, and use them to dispose of plastic and glass bottles, paper and other things.

I see a lot of other students using these bins as well. The picture I uploaded at the top of this post was taken in the lobby of the Men's Residence College, one of three residence colleges at the University. All of my friends are saving their bottles and disposing of them in the recyclable bins. Plus, now that there is a huge Waste Management Recycle America recyclable on campus, more students are starting to recycle.

The maintenance staff and many faculty have also gotten involved in this project.

The project to recycle more at the University really is growing, which is good news for the University and students. If we can all pitch in and recycle the many bottles we use everyday, we can really make an impact on the environment.