Recycling drive proves tall order
Since November, Lisa Wilson at Brock University’s Science Stores has crossed paths with 36,592 paper coffee cups, which, when stacked, measure the height of 7.3 Schmon Towers, or about 370 metres.
It is hoped to encourage the proper disposal of these plastic cups, across campus, even after this initiative ends.
“Some of our goals are first, teach people to separate the lids, [which are] plastic recycling, from the cups, [which are] compostable.” said Wilson
“The second, diverting ‘good’ garbage from the landfill and lastly, I’m hoping that the visual effect of actually reaching the top of the tower might encourage people to switch to refillable mugs.
“Once the challenge is finished, there will be bins [around the school] with vinyl identification on them, so hopefully it will continue.”
