FRI Student Organization Reveals Details and Stresses Project Importance
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 9, 2021- The student-run Flagler Recycling Initiative (FRI) announced today that it will be organizing and launching Flagler College’s first ever recycling drive. The event will be held April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the campus’ West Lawn.
According to FRI, the event will be the last held within the Spring 2021 semester and is meant to help students get rid of any worn-out dorm items as they begin to move out. Members of FRI and volunteers alike will accept and sort through any recyclable items and will drop them off at the St. Augustine Recycling Facility before it closes at 5 p.m.
“The importance of this event cannot be overstated,” says Allison Matthews, FRI President and Campaign Manager, “Flagler College has no real form of recycling, and college students are cited as among the worst individual polluters during move-out season. I believe the job we will be doing here April 24 is one step in the right direction.”
According to a study conducted by Planet Aid, the average college student produces roughly 640 pounds of trash per year. Since Flagler College hosts roughly 2,500 students, this means the average amount of waste emitted by students is roughly 1.6 million pounds of trash. Likewise, about 75% of this trash is usually recyclable.
“The amount of waste we produce is unacceptable,” says Matthews, “It is our job as students and young people alike to change the way things are. It is up to us to change the world.”
For more information, on FRI or recycling drive, visit https://allisonmatthews00.wixsite.com/my-site-4. For more information on college student recycling habits, visit https://www.planetaid.org/blog/curbing-the-college-waste-problem.
Contact Information:
Allison Matthews
FRI President and Campaign Manager
(904) 514-4133
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