ASCC President Joe Cobarrubio informed Board of Trustees members about the upcoming recycling drive that will take place in Falcon Square, during last Wednesday’s meeting.

The program, which will take place Mar. 6-7 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., was originally announced during the ASCC Cabinet meeting on Feb. 5 by commissioner of student outreach Joelle Lai.

Students, especially those in the culinary arts department, say the idea is great.

Steven Marzado, culinary arts major, said that recycling is a good idea for the culinary arts department because all of the supplies used to cook the meals when the department is opened for the spring and fall semester go into the trash can.

“The recycling program will definitely benefit the culinary arts department,” he commented, “because it would be better than all of the milk cartons and metal material to go to the trash cans location behind the department.”

Jose Lopez, culinary arts major, agreed.

“What this will do is help clean up the environment,” he said, adding, “I think that there should have been a recycling program a long time ago.”

He and Marzado said that high schools now have recycling programs and that Cerritos should have not waited, but it’s better late than never.

Cobarrubio continued saying that during the recycling drive, snow cones and popcorn will be sold as well to hopefully encourage students to bring bottles and cans.

During the Feb. 5 Cabinet meeting, Lai also said that students who volunteer will be wearing t-shirts promoting the importance of recycling and also they will be supplies with plastic bags for bottles and cans.