Sanitary
District No.1 recently concluded a series of recycling
education programs at local schools including Lawrence
Elementary Schools No. 2, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6, Franklin
Elementary School in Hewlett and the Forest Road Elementary
School in Valley Stream. Hundreds of students participated
in the educational programs which promoted recycling as
a means of protecting the environment. The children
received recycling educational coloring books and crayons
as part of the program and also were given a demonstration
of one of the District’s sanitation trucks.
At the
Forest Road Elementary School, Commissioners thanked students
for their recycling efforts. Students collected over
150 bags of recyclables including aluminum cans, plastics
and other materials. The materials were picked-up
at the school weekly by the District. This effort
was so successful that the program will be expanded to
all elementary schools across the District during the 2008 – 2009
school year. The expanded program will be part of
the Sanitary District No. 1 School Recycling Challenge. Students
will participate in a friendly competition to see which
school can collect the most recyclables. Collection
statistics will be posted on the Sanitary District’s
website each month for students, parents and teachers to
monitor. The school that recycles the most will receive
a special honor in the spring of 2009.
 District
No. 1 Commissioners Irving Kaminetsky, Joseph Candella,
Harry Beltrani, James Vilardi and Frank Argento, Superintendent
Philip Mistero and Assistant Superintendent George Pappas,
Jr. visited schools as part of this program and spoke to
students about the importance of recycling. They
explained the District’s successful track record
with recycling and plans to expand recycling efforts. Sanitation
trucks were brought to each school and staff demonstrated
their operations for the students.
“The
Commissioners, management and staff of Sanitary District
No. 1 remain committed to recycling as much materials as
possible. We are also dedicated to educating the
public especially children about the importance of recycling. The
enthusiasm of all the students at all of the schools we
visited was impressive. We are especially encouraged
by the commitment to recycling exhibited by the students,
teachers and Principal Teresa Scrocco of
the Forest Road Elementary School in Valley Stream. We
look forward to providing more informational programs and
having the students participate in our District-wide School
Recycling Challenge during the next school year,” said
Chairman Irving Kaminetsky.
Sanitary
District No. 1 is an independent sanitary district within
the Town of Hempstead that provides municipal solid waste
collection, recycling, transfer and disposal services to
approximately 50,000 residents (18,000 homes) and various
commercial and institutional properties in the villages
of Cedarhurst, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor,
Hewlett Neck, Inwood, Lawrence, Woodmere, Woodsburgh and
portions of the unincorporated areas of Lynbrook and the
Green Acres. In terms of percentages, District No.
1 recycles more materials than any municipal entity in
Nassau County. Sanitary District No. 1 offers
exceptional and attentive services, including special pickups
and back door garbage pickup services for all residents.
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