For immediate release
April 14, 2000

Quinte Secondary School nominated
for provincial waste reduction award

    It's waste not want not at Quinte Secondary School. The school was selected as a finalist in the Outstanding Secondary School Award category for the 1999 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards presented by the Recycling Council of Ontario.
"The nomination is a result of the hard work of students in the first semester general level environmental class," said teacher Missi Waite.
    Students ran a recycling program at the school that saw waste drop by a remarkable level. Students acted as waste auditors and checked to make sure that each classroom's waste was sorted and cleaned properly for recycling. Participation in the recycling program was mandatory for all classrooms and at the end of the semester a certificate went to the best recyclers. It was no surprise to students that the classroom recycling the most waste was the food services class.  Environmental students even dressed up as giant blue boxes to promote recycling in their school.
    The Ontario Waste Minimization Awards ceremony will take place on Monday, April 17 in Markham. Quinte Secondary School will be presented with a certificate of merit and the winner of the award will be announced. The Outstanding Secondary School Award carries with it a cash prize of $1,500.
 

For more information contact:
Missi Waite, teacher, Quinte Secondary School, 962-9295