Rice should be more environmentally conscious

Today, recycling at Rice University is either hit or miss. Even with Houston's single-stream recycling system, a college-oriented Eco-Rep Program and a designated campus sustainability director, we are still missing an important mark in campus sustainability - outdoor recycling. With merely two outdoor recycling bins on the entire campus, students more often than not will simply throw away their recyclable waste as they move between classes. Environmentally minded students begrudge this fact, going as far as saying Rice is not as eco-friendly as its peer institutions. This is a fair sentiment, considering that our neighbors at the University of Houston have 250 outdoor recycling bins. This lack of infrastructure is not only a lost opportunity to recycle, but also a lost opportunity to instill a sustainable campus culture in the student body.