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Student urges Verona schools to restart recycling program, cites data on paper and plastic waste
Summary
A Verona elementary student told the school board she wants recycling restarted across elementary schools, citing per-student paper waste figures and proposing labeled bins, student green teams, signage and a township partnership to reduce contamination.
A Verona elementary student, who identified herself at the meeting as Bridal Aloyo, asked the Board of Education on June 12 to restart recycling programs in the district’s elementary schools.
Standing at the podium, Bridal Aloyo outlined numbers to show potential impact: she said the average school throws away "38 pounds of paper per student" per…
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