Alcoa Sponsors "Be a Recycl-Olympian" Program in Pennsylvania School District

Several school districts in the region will be "greener" this fall, as new and continuing efforts call attention to the environment and are designed to teach children to maintain a healthy planet. 

Plum Borough School District is launching a major energy conservation and recycling initiative, said Dennis McDade, assistant facilities supervisor.  

The district has equipped three of its seven buildings -- Center Elementary, O'Block Junior High and the high school -- with energy-saving lighting and devices that reduce energy consumption in mechanical systems.  The district will install these features in other buildings when future remodeling occurs, Mr. McDade said. 

Plum students and staff will do more recycling this year, thanks to a program called Be a Recycl-Olympian, co-sponsored by Alcoa and Pittsburgh Sports Report.  Plans call for each classroom to have a bin for paper, glass, plastic, and aluminum.

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