I am writing to you today, full of anger, concerning the apathy of the Penn State student body and the State College community toward Mother Earth and our environment. Although there are many aspects of our environment that are being ruined and destroyed by humans on a daily basis, the primary focus of this letter is recycling.

Both the State College community and Penn State have made much progress in recycling aluminum, glass, mixed paper, newspaper and plastic. Recycling bins are readily accessible in most main buildings and dorms on campus, and the State College recycling crew picks up recyclables at every home once a week.

This is why I feel disgust and anger when I walk down College Avenue or through the HUB and find waste cans literally overflowing with aluminum Pepsi cans, glass kiwi-strawberry Snapple bottles and copies of The Daily Collegian. There is no excuse for this type of laziness. Contrary to popular belief, custodians and maintenance workers do not sort your recyclables out of the trash cans.

Please take a little more effort in caring for our environment. Please carry your Snapple bottle the extra block home or put the newspaper in your bag until you find a recycling bin. We must set aside our immediate convenience for the well-being of our delicate planet and all living creatures that depend upon it.