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Students to pilot county recycling program; board backs grant-writing partnership

FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOLS · February 18, 2026
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Board member Warburg said students at Midland Trail will lead a pilot to collect recycling data (targeting cardboard and cans) and the board will work with the Fayette County Solid Waste Authority and Whitecap Waste on a grant application and April presentation of student work.

Board member Mister Warburg told the Fayette County Schools board that students at Midland Trail will lead a pilot recycling project intended to collect data on cardboard and cans and demonstrate a student-driven approach to sustainability.

"They're gonna do it there first for the rest of the school year. Collect data," Mister Warburg said, describing a pilot the students designed and a planned April rollout. Warburg said representatives from the Fayette County Solid Waste Authority and a company called Whitecap Waste will…

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