College students’ end-of-semester purge shows need to reuse and recycle

By: Dan Reider

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 590

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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While recently on a college campus, it became quickly obvious that it was towards the end of the spring semester. Located in close proximity to a number of dormitories were some very large dumpsters that were placed about three weeks before students move out.

As the semester drew to a close, more and more “things” were thrown in the dumpster by the students. I hesitate to say trash as it would be difficult to classify …

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