Students leave behind a junkyard of unwanted items in college housing

Some students are working to recycle items abandoned in residence halls by departing students.
May 21, 2007

After final exams and graduation every spring, America's college campuses become astonishing junkyards of abandoned stuff — providing, some say, a snapshot of a generation of students raised in a throwaway culture. Some students, concerned about the waste and overstuffed landfills, are devising ways to donate or recycle the debris.

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