Belle Aire Students Participate in 3rd Annual 'Trash for Cash' Raffle
The Downers Grove elementary school recently partnered with Terracycle to collect hard-to-recycle items and earn cash for academic programs.
Editor's Note: The following article was written by Sarah Heinz, a student at Herrick Middle School in Downers Grove. Did you know that 99 percent of the total material flow in the United States becomes garbage within six months? Garbage goes to landfills where it releases carbon emissions that have a negative impact on the environment. Technically, some “non-recyclable” materials can be recycled, but they must be collected, sorted and brought to special recycling facilities which process them differently from traditional recycleable materials such as glass, metal, paper and plastic. Belle Aire School students recently participated in a “Trash for Cash” program. Belle Aire works with a company called Terracycle to collect these hard-to-…
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