RPS doesn't actually recycle

On April 6, the Huffington Post stated that the world is running out of time to stop global warming. The United Nations’ new report found that greenhouse gases are at extremely dangerous levels, with the United States as one of the top perpetrators.

More than ever, it is crucial that Americans do everything they can to stop this environmental disaster. Recycling is an easy way to start.
However, Residential Programs and Services at IU is not doing its part.
The company’s Sustainability page on its website states it has recycling containers at every dining facility. It’s true, it does.

In fact, at Gresham Food Court there are also signs about how to sort recycling and special labeled bins for water bottles. Customers readily follow the guidelines and take the time to scrape food off of their plastic dishes.
They believe that when they put their plastic in the recycling containers, it actually gets recycled.

But the ugly truth is that all that recycling goes right to the landfill.
There is only one type of dumpster behind Gresham. Both trash bags and recycling bags get thrown into the same place.
As a student supervisor at Gresham, I am outraged that we lie to customers.
They actually do a great job of sorting their recycling. The only thing that supervisors like me need is the correct dumpster to throw those recycling bags in.

RPS needs to have recycling dumpsters at every dining hall if it is going to advertise that the company recycles at every dining hall. Customers want recycling, and the world needs it.
The food courts serve thousands of customers every day, and most use recyclable plastic platters and bowls. RPS needs to order dumpsters for plastic recycling now. It is time to stop lying to customers.

Sarah Hutson