A group of approximately 10 Iowa State University students volunteering in the U.S. Virgin Islands helped to sort recyclables and prepare materials for shipment at Island Green Living鈥檚 Recycling Center at the ReSource Depot on St. John.
The students, accompanied by CALS Study Abroad Director Jodi Cornell and Associate Professor Julie Blanchong, assisted Island Green Living staff with processing aluminum and No. 1, 2 and 5 plastics collected through the nonprofit鈥檚 recycling program, according to the press release.
鈥淗aving the students from Iowa State here really exemplifies how community, when we get together and we work together, can conquer issues,鈥� Interim CEO and Vice President Dawn Henry said in the release. 鈥淚sland Green is leading the effort in the territory to source separate to keep resources from filling our landfill, and we encourage Virgin Islands to not only help by volunteering with us, but also by asking 黑料网 Management to step up efforts by source separating on a municipal basis. The 黑料网 Management Authority鈥檚 role is essential to the territory鈥檚 success.鈥�