NORTH ATTLEBORO - The town’s solid waste department and North TV have teamed up for a number of years to help residents better know the rules of recycling.
Coloring contests for students in kindergarten through fifth grade with a Reduce, Reuse, Recycling theme for was held in past years.
Solid Waste Director Laura Munson wanted to try something new this spring.
Instead of coloring, students were asked to submit names for six of the large containers at the recycling center on Mt. Hope St.
The number of submissions was overwhelming.
A standing room only crowd of students, parents and family members crowded the department of public works’ meeting room Monday night for the awards ceremony.
Munson, Missy Hollenback of the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection, Town Manager Michael Borg and North TV President Ron Lagasse offered words of praise to the students for their creativity.
Click the video below to watch highlights of the award ceremony.
Special thanks to Janice Paré of Recycle Smart Massachusetts for allowing us to use information and photos from the recyclesmartma.org website.
That ceremony and the 12 public service announcements starring each of the grade’s first-place winners can be seen in its on North TV’s Government Channel: Comcast channel 98 and Verizon channel 23 in North Attleboro. It’s also available on our Plainville Channel: Comcast channel 8.
You can also stream the Name the Container Awards Ceremony by cutting and pasting this link:
https://government.northtv.net/public-service-announcement
