Recycling Rumor

http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?17665

Martha's Vineyard Gazette [MA]
1 August 2008

Glass, Paper, Cardboard: Recycling Riddle Solved

By MIKE SECCOMBE

It is one of the enduring pieces of Martha's Vineyard lore: you take your recycling to the transfer station, separate it as directed into containers for plastics, paper, cardboard, aluminum and so on, and then at the end of the day it all gets tossed in together and dumped.

Like glass, the myth recycles endlessly. But it is a myth. [...]

Material in Recycling Bins Thrown Out with Garbage

http://www.georgetownvoice.com/2008-04-10/voices/shattering-the-myths-of-recycling-on-campus

The Georgetown Voice [Georgetown University, Washington, DC]
10 April 2008

Shattering the myths of recycling on campus

by Robyn Liska

[...] I'd like to bust a few of the "Recycling Myths" that float around campus. Hopefully, an explanation of the true state of recycling on campus can change the prevailing attitude. [...]

Myth #2: "Everything just gets thrown away."

While I, too, have heard rumors about maintenance crews throwing recycling into the trash bins, this is not the norm. It happens onoccasion because non-University contract employees have little incentive to keep the streams separate, but a new policy being implemented will train crews to do so. [...]

Contents of University Recycling Bins End Up in Trash

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Cardinal Courier [St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY]

28 March 2008

Guest Essayist: Contrary to myths, Fisher does recycle

By Kaitlin Daly, Residence Director, Founders Hall

When I first arrived at St. John Fisher College as a new employee, a bit of campus folklore I overheard was that Fisher doesn't recycle.

I was confused by this as there were recycling bins all over campus. When I asked others about recycling at Fisher, their explanations implied that the students, faculty and staff at Fisher do not recycle.

Yes, I was told, the bins are there, but supposedly all the contents of these "recycling" bins end up in the trash. [...]

Items in Recycling Bins Become Garbage

http://www.charlatan.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19905&Itemid=148

The Charlatan [Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada]
7 March 2008

Carleton recycling rumours cleared

by Tim Bryant

When you throw your empty pop can into a recycling bin on Carleton campus, where do you think it ends up? On campus, rumour has it that items in recycling bins are thrown out with the garbage. But Bill Radway, supervisor of custodial and ancillary services at Carleton's physical plant said that is not the case. [...]