WTAMU has been recycling pounds and pounds of products like plastic bottles and aluminum cans since 2010.

“I think it’s a good thing for the school to do because aside from the obvious benefits of helping the environment, it gives the school a better image and has the potential to draw in more potential students as well as outside funding from groups that advocate that green image,” senior Animal Science major Brody Russell said.

The school most definitely has that good recycling image as freshman special education major Alex Smith said.

“I think it is great that WT is helping to better our environment,” she said. “Go Green!”

According to the Go Green part of the About WTAMU page on the website, it is shown that the school has recycled 208,613 pounds of paper, 5,434 pounds of plastic bottles, 78,775 pounds of cardboard, and 1,138 pounds of aluminum cans, as well as other products.

“Since WT has recycled hundreds of thousands of pounds of paper, thousands of pounds of plastic bottles, cardboard, and cans, as well as motor oil, tires, antifreeze, metal and toner, I would believe you could say WT has been pretty successful so far,” Smith said.

Even before WT began recycling, Russell said he has done his share of recycling.

“I always recycle my old motor oil and whatever trash I have in my pickup gets put into the recycling bins at my job,” Russell said.

Smith said the campaign is a reminder for her to keep recycling what she always has.

“I have always tried to recycle,” Smith said. “I usually keep all my water bottles together and recycle them. If I have any cans, I’ll recycle them, too, but I mostly have plastic bottles.”

Junior Agricultural Education major Matt Mills said his main interests in recycling lie somewhere besides bottles and can.

“I’m definitely for the slowing down the use for water on certain things that don’t necessarily need it,” Mills said. “But we still have to use a necessary amount of water for food. I just think water’s taken for granted too much.”