On Novermber 28, 2006 the following letter to the editior was
printed in the
Argonaut:
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common on campus According to the Recycling Day story on the front page of the Nov. 17 Argonaut, James Blakely, president of the environmental club said, “There is very little recycling on campus...There are big bins outside residence halls, but no recycling in other buildings on campus.” It is unfortunate that the president of the environmental club doesn’t know that UI Recycling picks up paper in many (maybe all) non-residential buildings. Additionally, there are numerous cardboard drop-off sites around campus. Both are collected weekly by a UI employee. And, since there are blue recycling tubs not far from the Argonaut entrance, it is unfortunate that the reporter didn’t recognize the error and investigate Mr. Blakely’s statement. As with everything, there is always room for improvement but many offices on campus do recycle. Hil Priest Admin Asst 2 Foreign Languages & Literatures College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences |
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On December 1, 2006 the following response was printed:
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always be better In response to the letter to the editor submitted by Hil Priest on Tuesday regarding the article about campus recycling, I would like to clarify some of my comments that were taken out of context in the article. I do know that there are recycling bins in many of the buildings around campus, and that facilities works hard to take care of them. In fact, the recycling bins pictured with the article were borrowed from Morrill Hall for the recycling day event. A careful review of the article in question will reveal that I was never directly quoted by the Argonaut reporter. I regret that Ms. Priest’s letter shows the Environmental Club in a bad light, and it upsets me that the summary of my comments appeared to reflect negatively upon UI facilities. The point that I was trying to make was that there are not enough bins in buildings and the recycling program at UI could be better if the facilities department had more funding for recycling and additional staff to take care of it. The Environmental Club appreciates all that the facilities department is able to do, and hopes that they continue to keep up the good work. Currently, we are working on a grant proposal that would help increase staff and resources to expand recycling options within university buildings. We look forward to working cooperatively with facilities on this project. James Blakely Environmental Club president |
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