LPGE students look to eliminate disposable plastic water bottles.
1 / 2 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary School students have committed to eliminating disposable water bottles through a "Ban the Bottle" initiative.
Phillips said last year’s area studies students launched a green Initiative with a commitment to do something environmentally friendly for the school, its students, and the community on an annual basis.
The area studies class spent time studying global water resources, plastics, the economics of bottled water, and pollution.
On March 31, all students and staff at LPGE Secondary School attended a symposium led by those involved in the Area Studies Green Initiative.
The students’ presentation emphasized the importance of drinking water and the environmental impact and health risks associated with plastic bottled water.
Students were also given a "Ban the Bottle" bracelet to remind them to use their water bottles wherever they go in lieu of the disposable plastic counterpart.
Students in the Area Studies Green Initiative applied for funding through NJPA’s Small Project Partnership.
"Every dollar raised was from the community, including from NJPA, who is a partner with our school," Phillips said.
"The Small Project Partnership from NJPA really made this happen, because we were finding out it was going to be too much money per sponsor, and they matched everything we did."