With the ever-growing distress and problems with the world’s environment, waste reduction and waste management have emerged as one of LT’s largest concerns. One of the major catalysts of both their concerns and environmental action is the LT recycling club.

“I think the biggest reducer of waste itself is our recycling club,” member Tim Kogucki ‘16 said. “It allows for the school to recycle while incurring minimum costs.”

According to SC recycling club advisor William Meuer, until 10 years ago LT did not officially recycle, but through the years it has become more and more committed to helping the environment.

“One of [the recycling club’s] biggest strategies is diverting as much recycling away from the waste team,” Meuer said. “We are better at it now than we were 10 years ago.”

According to Kogucki, some of LT’s more recent additions to the school have been effectively assisting the recycling club in its mission for a cleaner LT environment.

“LT’s recent commitment to the water filters around campus have definitely made it easier to avoid plastic bottles for the club,” Kogucki said. “Also, the additions of recycling bins in the lunch rooms have certainly helped to create an incentive to recycle.”

While the club’s success escalates year after year, its ultimate goal for LT’s waste reduction will require significant help and participation from students and the community, Meuer said.

“If each student at LT helped out once at each campus during their four years, I think we would be ready to start talking about a zero waste goal for the school,” Meuer said.

Constantly seeking to recruit more students to participate, the recycling club does have a great membership and group of students with a consistent willingness to help the environment, Meuer said.

“By committing time to the school, the club and the people within it show that we care about our school’s image and our community’s environment,” Kogucki said.