Students and residents living in the city of Champaign may have a harder time finding ways to recycle and help the environment than people living in Urbana, but there are some programs available.

Champaign does not have a recycling program that collects from residents’ homes or apartments, said Eleanor Blackman, assistant city engineer in the environmental section of the Champaign city government.In the Tuesday, April 22 edition of The Daily Illini, the article “Champaign co-sponsors programs across area to help environment,” the name of the assistant city engineer in the environmental section of the Champaign city government was printed incorrectly. The correct name is Eleanor Blackmon.

The Daily Illini regrets the error.

The following is the story as it appeared in print that day.

Students and residents living in the city of Champaign may have a harder time finding ways to recycle and help the environment than people living in Urbana, but there are some programs available.

Champaign does not have a recycling program that collects from residents’ homes or apartments, said Eleanor Blackmon, assistant city engineer in the environmental section of the Champaign city government.

While there is no door-to-door recycling program, the city does have a 24-hour drop-off location available at no cost to residents, Blackmon said.

The drop-off site at 1701 Hagan Drive in Champaign helps residents separate their materials into different categories for recycling purposes.

During the month of April, the city of Champaign has not offered any environment-focused events to residents but has helped Champaign County sponsor events such as the computer and electronics recycling event and Boneyard Creek Community Day, Blackmon said.

“The day increased people’s consciousness of the (creek) as a part of our environment,” she added.

Last year, the Boneyard Creek Community Day brought out about 500 volunteers and Saturday’s event nearly matched that, said Cecily Smith, policy and outreach specialist with Prairie Rivers Network and an organizer of the event.

“It’s really a chance for people to come see Boneyard Creek and get a little taste of nature,” Smith said.

“We hope this makes people more aware of the Boneyard and a take a little more care of what they put into the environment.”

Tracie Fish, freshman in Engineering, helped clean up the area around Fourth and Wright streets. She found out about the event through her sorority.

“It would just be easier if people picked up their own trash,” Fish said. “We found so many cigarette butts and beer bottles.”

Another group of students helped clean up the area of the creek running through the Engineering Quad.

“There is just so much garbage, but someone has to clean it up,” said Amy Durack, junior in AHS. “It really makes you think twice.”