Labyrinth

Recycling Wars

Seeing as there was a lull in my projects at work, I decided to take it upon myself to make Boston Scientific a greener place. The company goes through hundreds of polystyrene cups and trays, soda cans, and utensils every day. The company only has one small crate tucked behind a table in the cafeteria for cans and a few bins for recycling papers around printer areas. I spent part of Monday on the phone with people from the American polystyrene recycling association or something to that extent, and emailed facilities to see if I could get more bins around the floor. No response, so I took drastic measures.

And by drastic measures I mean wrapping a can in paper and decorating it with recycling symbols and “please recycle” mounted on top of my cube so that it would be visible from many angles. I had a few people stop by later that afternoon confused, thinking I had become a recycling center. Nonetheless, they were supportive of the effort.

Today, my surge endured a direct blow from facilities. Janitors, most likely brainwashed and unaware of their actions, removed my can, my symbol of hope and a greener future.

I have moved on from the can to a bin, taken kindly from the VP of R&D’s secretary. I plan to again decorate it and make my cube an area to shed the burden of cups and cans. Wish me luck.

PS I hope things are busier next week