Students’ Recycling Efforts Applauded
The City Council recently honored local students for collecting 10,445 pounds of recycled materials for the city’s monument sign project.
Hisamatsu Tamura School took first place. Its 430 students collected 1,500 pounds of plastic, or nearly 3.5 pounds per student.
Runners-up were James H. Cox School, whose 674 students collected 2,100 pounds, or 3.1 pounds per student; and Robert Gisler School, where 517 students collected 1,415 pounds, or 2.7 pounds per student.
About 7 tons of plastics were collected from 11 schools as well as the community. The material is being converted to plastic lumber that will be the base material for 10 signs to be placed at the city’s entry and exit points by mid-August.
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