School System Collects 20 Tons in Phonebook and Recycling Drive



The 2009 Phonebook PLUS Recycling Drive, sponsored annually by SCCPSS’ PTAs and Keep Savannah Beautiful, is just past the halfway point.

During the month of February, 23 tons of materials (phonebooks, newspapers, magazines and white office paper) were collected throughout the school district. That number is roughly equivalent to 15,000 phonebooks.

So far, the top recovering schools as measured by pounds-recovered-per-student enrolled are:

-Marshpoint Elementary

– 3.15 tons -May Howard Elementary

– 2.32 tons

-Southwest Middle/Elementary

– 2.15 tons

Net proceeds from the materials collected will benefit each school’s fund-raising effort. The three schools who collect the most materials at the end of the campaign will receive extra cash prizes from Keep Savannah Beautiful.

The Phonebook PLUS Recycling Drive continues through March 31, 2009. Drop-off bins have been placed at the following schools for your convenience:

Alternative School:

Coastal GA Comprehensive Academy

Elementary Schools:

Bloomingdale, Butler,

Gadsden, Garden City,

Georgetown, Haven,

Hesse, Howard, Islands,

Isle of Hope, Juliet Low,

Largo-Tibet, Marshpoint, Southwest, J.G. Smith and

West Chatham

Middle Schools: Bartlett, Coastal, DeRenne, Myers,

Southwest and West

Chatham

High Schools: Beach,

Jenkins, Johnson, Savannah Arts and

Windsor Forest.

To support a school not listed above, just drop off materials at SP Recycling located at 10 Hoss Drive in Garden City.

Be sure to specify which school you are making the donation to, in order for it to receive credit.

SP Recycling’s hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information the company can be reached at (912) 964-4224.


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