Vipers are now being introduced to the epitome of color-coordination. If you’ve somehow managed to avoid Vanguard’s newest color-coded family members, it’s advised that you read this.
New, state-of-the-art color-coded trash bins are here after about 3 years of debate. Yeah, these bins are located at just about every major student hangout and high traffic junction. The blue bins are for Recycles only. This includes plastic, glass, paper, cans, bottles, books, magazines, Styrofoam, bags, cardboard, chipboard, envelopes, paint cans, and rubber bands.
The yellow bins will hold food, food waste, food contaminated material, and personal hygiene products. There’s talk of yet another bin, actually. “I really don’t like the color choice of the bins. You would think the Recycle bin would be green, not blue or yellow. I’ve been brainwashed into the ‘Going Green’ idea and now a blue recycling bin goes against my thinking,” Natalie DeMeo said.
Should there be a compost bin as well? A student-proposed red bin would take food waste and other biodegradeable items. “I think using these red compost bins is a good idea for both the environment and the school,” Joe Impastato said.
Students have a hard time separating their junk, and that’s the truth. Don’t feel bad, though, the regulations on some of the trash-sorting are ridiculous.
Color-coded bins should greatly improve proper usage of waste management. Can students STILL fail at putting trash in the appropriate bin? Though students DO have the capacity to be lazy and/or careless, these bins will definitely make things easier. If you notice, though, there is seemingly more yellow bins than blue. Weird, considering the large list of items that belong in the blue bin.
“I consider it a win-win ; we don’t want our students leaving garbage around, and we can work on using the proper bins,” Mark Kosirog said.
