![]() ![]() Gerhold said he intends to introduce a fairly simple experiment to freshman labs such as identifying unknown substances. Under an innovative programs grant, George Gerhold \pf the chemistry department is hard atwork setting up a system for using the computer to simulate lab experiments. Chemistry classes to use computers By KEM AKERS The age of computer learning has been coming for a long time in this country at Western it has nearlyarrived. It finds its way to Seattle for recycling.Aluminum and tin cans are flattened after the labels arid"t'ffp~s~1raW"'been (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)Hank Cunningham (left) and Stuart Hanson, who work with the Huxley recycling center, indicate somerecyclable garbage the center has collected. Glass is sorted bycolors into clear, amber and green, then it is crushed by hand. Huxley receives $10 per ton for the paper. Then it wasreturned to Georgia Pacific for recycling. The paper was taken toGeorgia Pacific, weighed, and then bailed by the Bellingham Junior Chamber of Commerce. : lt • - Cunningham is a volunteer worker for the Huxley College Recycling Center, 303 21st St.Since last June, the center has recycled about ten tons of materials, Western's output for one day,including about four tons of glass, five tons of paper and a ton of tin cans. We're running out of land £as.t,".he said. "Recycling and composting garbage is inevitable. "We have to dump it all," Razore said, "because sorting it and allwould be too much trouble." But Hank Cunningham, a senior majoring in population dynamics,disagrees. ![]() Much of it is recyclable tin and aluminum cans. Saga Food Service throws away seven tons of garbage a week. According toJoseph Razore, manager of Sanitary Service Co., which handles college garbage, about 35 tons of paper is hauled away each week. Most of it is recyclable, but all of it is dumped. 12 th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaperin Washington State' / Western's garbage could be recycled By DAN TOLVA About 70 tons of garbageare hauled away from Western each week. Show more 1971_1012 - Western Front - 1971 October 12 - \ TUESDAY OCT. 12 th 1971 BELLINGHAM RECYCLE ALL PAPER "The Leading College Newspaperin Washington State' / Western
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