Leonia Is The 1st Bergen School District To Recycle Juice Cartons

LEONIA, NJ — The public school district made a move recently to save money and the environment.

The Leonia Public School District is the first district in Bergen County to recycle milk and juice cartons.

The move saves the district money in disposal fees and has greatly reduced the amount of trash thrown out.

Five bags of trash were thrown out a day from the Anna C. Scott Elementary School cafeteria. Now it's down to one and a half bags.

Besides recycling milk and juice cartons, the district revamped its entire student recycling and waste management system.

Every classroom now has three recycling bins for paper, plastic, metal, and glass, and landfill garbage.

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Photo: The Leonia Middle School cafeteria recycling station with Superintendent Joanne Megargee, left, and Evadne Giannini, Hospitality Green. (Courtesy of Leonia School District)