Fourteen schools from across Lackawanna County are competing to determine which school is the best at recycling paper in the tenth annual GreenSylvania Competition.
The competition kicked off Monday, May 1, with students and faculty collecting all classroom and office paper. Schools will be competing through May 26, with the winners being announced in early June.
The schools are broken down into three categories: elementary, intermediate, and high school. The school in each division that recycles the most paper on a per capita basis during the month of May will win $1,000 presented by Walmart Distribution Center, and the runner up in each division will receive $500 presented by Diamond K, Inc. of Scranton.
“I believe that it is important to instill a culture of conservation and sustainability at a young age. The County’s support of GreenSylvania in our schools is an extension of this commitment,” explained Lackawanna County Commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley.
The schools competing are:
Elementary Division
Carbondale Area Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary Center
Lakeland School District – Mayfield Campus
Lakeland School District- Scott Campus
Riverside Elementary West
Scranton School District – John G. Whittier School
Scranton School District – John F. Kennedy
Middle/Intermediate Division
North Pocono Middle School
Scranton School District – Northeast Intermediate
Scranton School District – South Intermediate
High School Division
Carbondale Area School District
Mid Valley Secondary Center
Holy Cross High School
West Scranton High School
“Together Lackawanna County schools have recycled over 50 tons of paper, saving approximately 1,200 trees, through the competition over the years. This is a tremendous effort to make a difference in safeguarding our environment,” stated Barbara Giovagnoli, Lackawanna County Recycling Coordinator.
For more information, or if your school would like to get involved, contact the Lackawanna County Environmental Office at 570-963-2017 or cornellk@lackawannacounty.org.
