Dive summary:
- In efforts to cut their waste in half, Marines at Camp Lajeune have installed 21 recycling containers on base this month.
- The revenue collected by recycling will help the base reduce their environmental impact.
- If the program continues to see success, the plan may be adopted at other military bases.
From the article:
"... The base wants to cut in half the waste it sends to landfills, according to a news release. The base's 2nd Marine Logistics Group has partnered with Camp Lajeune's Environmental Management Division on the mission.
'We recycle when we're at home,' Gunnery Sgt. Ethan J. Mahoney, an environmental compliance coordinator for 2nd MLG, said in a statement. 'A lot of Marines grew up recycling, but once they get to the barracks there's no real way to recycle. It's very vague on how they're supposed to do it, so we put recycling containers in every room in the barracks, and we have recycling dumpsters around 2nd MLG's [work spaces and barracks].' ..."
