Action Team Collects 5 Tons of E-Waste
ACE Staff
|February 18, 2013
The Green Grens of Elk Grove High School hosted an electronic recycling drive for their town that collected 5 tons of E-waste and more than 300 pounds of food donations. Plus, the vendor the team worked with was willing to pay $60 for every for ton of waste collected. This equals out to $300 that the team then donated to various charities.
Here’s a recap of the story told from the ACE Educator perspective. I used Storybird to visual tell the story.
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