The Lackawanna County Commissioners and staff recognized first and second place winners in the 2017 10th annual Greensylvania paper recycling competition conducted in May at area schools. John Whitter Elementary School, Scranton, first place, recycled 8,195 lbs. of paper. South Scranton Intermediate School finished first with 5,821 lbs. of paper recycled. Holy Cross High School, Dunmore, finished first in the high school division with 2,943 lbs. of recycled paper. Carbondale High School was second with 4,651 lbs. recycled, but at a lower per capita rate.
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| L-r, Dan Gilroy, South Scranton Intermediate Principal; Mike Potomic, Walmart, sponsor; Barbara Giovagnoli, Lackawanna County Department of Environmental Sustainability; Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley; Jeana Gatelli, Luann Lord and Nick Bradley, John Whittier Elementary School; Commissioner Jerry Notarianni; Emily Schultz and Kimberly Mecir, Holy Cross High School; Scott Michalek, Carbondale Area High School; Justine Tone, Holy Cross High School; and Mike Wincovitch, Diamond K Inc., sponsor. |
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