Currently our Residence hall system has no organized recycling system. Implementing recycling bins into the dorm trash rooms could greatly reduce waste and the environmental footprint of Belmont University. The residence halls at Belmont currently produce an estimated 2,520,000 pounds of trash a year, creating a recycling option will drastically reduce the waste being sent to landfills and instead turned into upcycled goods

Implementing recycling bins will also encourage Belmont students to frequently divide their trash and create lifelong habits, upholding Belmont's Conservation Covenant.