By Matt Thompson
Recycling is a duty that Mini has undertaken for several years. Basically it consists of collecting all aluminum pop cans in the school, baling them and selling them to the aluminum dealer. Like the calendar drive, this is a fund raiser for Mini-School which helps the program provide learning equipment and opportunities for Mini-School students which the district says it can’t afford to provide.
Recycling is not a hard job, but it is messy and time consuming. The aluminum can barrels contain pop cans which are half full and a lot of food and paper trash. They must be emptied every day or they will be filled to overflowing.
As the high school gains more students the job gets bigger and bigger. Six or seven new recycling barrels have been added this year.
Recycling is a good service Mini-School does for the high school. But it would be a lot better if people would throw their trash in the right area.
Thank you -from the Mini recyclers.