Year after year dumpsters appear all around campus during the last week or so of the spring semester.
Students who live on campus move out and create a large quantity of trash. But does all of this trash truly need to be thrown out?
If one takes the time to see what students actually toss in these dumpsters, then one will find out not everything discarded should be. Items ranging from bed sheets to minifridges to entire shelving systems end up in these dumpsters.
As was noted here last year, some solutions to reduce this waste do exist. However, they would potentially be better utilized with increased awareness.
Monday
Starting on Monday dumpsters sit near campus dorms and apartments. As few students have moved out at this point, trash levels are low.
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A dumpster sits outside of Laville Hall on Monday, May 8, 2023, on South Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
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A dumpster sits near Azalea Hall on Monday, May 8, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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A dumpster sits outside of Camellia Hall on Monday, May 8, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Papers sit at the bottom of a dumpster outside of Camellia Hall on Monday, May 8, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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A dumpster sits behind the East Campus Apartments on Monday, May 8, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Furniture sits among garbage inside a dumpster behind the East Campus Apartments on Monday, May 8, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Trash begins to fill a dumpster behind Evangeline Hall on Monday, May 8, 2023, on East Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
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Two dumpsters sit on opposite sides of the Horseshoe community on Monday, May 8, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Various items sit inside a dumpster on Monday, May 8, 2023, in the Horseshoe community on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Trash bags and other items sit on the floor of a dumpster on Monday, May 8, 2023, in the Horseshoe community on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Tuesday
As the days progress, more and more items begin to fill the dumpsters.
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Carpeting sits inside a dumpster on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, outside of Laville Hall on South Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
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A multitude of items fill a dumpster near Azalea Hall on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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A multitude of items fill a dumpster near Azalea Hall on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Mattress pads sit inside a dumpster on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, near Camellia Hall on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Various pieces of furniture sit within a dumpster on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, behind the East Campus Apartments on LSU’s campus in Baton Roue, La.
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Additional trash fills the dumpster behind Evangeline Hall on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, on East Campus Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
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A dumpster sits in the Horseshoe community on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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More trash begins to fill a dumpster in the Horseshoe community on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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A piece of furniture sits at the bottom of a dumpster in the Horseshoe community on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Wednesday
Wednesday was the last day I was able to capture photos, but the dumpsters continued to grow fuller with more items that could have been saved or reused.
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A minifridge sits at the edge of the dumpster near Laville Hall on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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The dumpster near Azalea Hall grows steadily fuller on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Additional items fill the dumpster by Camellia Hall on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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A second dumpster sits next to the first on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, behind the East Campus Apartments on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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More furniture and trash bags fill a dumpster on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, behind the East Campus Apartments on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Various items sit in a dumpster on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, behind the East Campus Apartments on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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More food related items fill the dumpster behind Evangeline Hall on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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Bed sheets and a traffic cone, among other items, sit in a dumpster in the Horseshoe community on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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LSU business freshman Bruce Morris and film/cinematography freshman Matt Schnapp carry a minifridge toward a dumpster in the Horseshoe community on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La
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LSU business freshman Bruce Morris and film/cinematography freshman Matt Schnapp toss a minifridge into a dumpster in the Horseshoe community on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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A minifridge sits among the various other items in a dumpster in the Horseshoe community on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La.
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If you are a student who is still on campus, hopefully you will reconsider what you toss in the dumpster as you move out.
