Recycle Here! is working with Detroit Public Schools and teaching the
students how to live a greener, more environmentally friendly lifestyle.
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Recycle Here! is working with 22 elementary schools in the Detroit
Public Schools to encourage students to bring paper, glass, plastic,
metal and other materials to class to be recycled.
The money
generated from recycling the material is returned for school programs.
The school that collects the most recyclables by March wins $500 and a
mural by Detroit artist Carl Oxley, known for his colorful pop art of
animals.
"The kids want to go green," said Matthew Naimi,
director of Recycle Here! "We are all taught not to throw garbage on
the street. Now we're going beyond that and telling them not to throw
trash in the garbage can and instead throw it in the recycling bin."
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