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Fifth-graders take a hard look at trash
Courtesy of the Stowe Reporter

It wasn’t your typical playground scene at Stowe Elementary School.

Fifth-graders weren’t running across the playground or shooting hoops. Instead, they were hard at work, emptying garbage bags on the lawn and sorting through milk cartons, yogurt containers, carrot sticks and potato-chip wrappers.

No, they weren’t looking for a lost retainer; they were conducting a “trash audit.” All three fifth-grade classes were part of Trash on the Lawn Day, a student-led study of the school’s waste that’s aimed at increasing environmental awareness. The Association of Vermont Recyclers sponsors the program, and schools throughout the state participate. Read more.