Recycling Efforts Land 12 Philadelphia Schools Grant Funds

PHILADELPHIA – Thanks to their efforts in recycling, 12 schools in Philadelphia earned some important funding as part of Recyclebank’s Green Schools Program, the School District of Philadelphia announced.

According to the district, various public, private, charter, and parochial schools in the city were given a cut of $29,000 for their participating in the program.

Mayor Jim Kenney helped honor the schools by presenting a $2,500 check at Richard Wright Elementary School, which received the funds for its composting efforts.

Recyclebank’s Green Schools Program provides grants to public, private, charter and parochial schools in Philadelphia for environmental projects designed to positively impact students, educators and communities, according to the district.

Schools participating in the program are eligible to receive up to $2,500 each.

Each year since 2010, the Green Schools Program has enabled residents to support their local schools' unique and creative environmental projects, the district said.

Other schools receiving awards include:

• Cook-Wissahickon Elementary;
• Edwin M. Stanton Elementary School;
• George McCall Elementary School;
• Greenberg Elementary School;
• Meredith Elementary School;
• Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences;
• Inquiry Charter School;
• William Penn Charter School;
• Saint Francis Xavier School;
• Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School;
• Springside Chestnut Hill Academy;
• and The Waldorf School of Philadelphia.

Philacycle, Recyclebank’s Philadelphia office, is the city’s partner in its Recycling Rewards Program that allows residents to earn points for recycling and participating in Zero Waste initiatives.

A job well done to these Philly schools!

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