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Daystar
Recycling, Naef Recycling, and Solvay Paperboard Announce Their
Support for School City Wide Go Green Efforts
March 21, 2006 — By the New York State
Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling SYRACUSE, NY — The Go Green Initiative (GGI) - a grassroots environmental program that unites parents, teachers and students to create a culture of conservation in schools started in Syracuse when Ed Smith Elementary School became the first school to sign up in New York State.  “Interest
in this project is growing,” says, Mark Naef, CEO of Naef Recycling.
“At a time when there is growing interest in energy conservation
from city officials and non-fossil fuel energy, such as wind power,
renewed interest in recycling by consumers makes perfect sense.” There are approximately 39 schools in the city. To help spread the “Go Green” message, Daystar Recycling and Solvay paperboard are joining forces with Naef Recycling to contribute financial and technical support to city schools. They hope to get the whole Syracuse city school district on board by Earth Day, April 22 as well as attract more sponsors to the project. Daystar organizer, Chelle Naef, who helped start the program in Syracuse at Ed Smith said, "Daystar will devote a minimum of 8 hours a week and contribute $1000 toward the GGI program. This will help cover printing costs and other needs to help get schools on board with this dynamic program. Daystar Recycling Corp. is committed to the GGI and to helping create a more environmentally sound community for our children and their families in Syracuse and NYS." Solvay Paperboard will donate 8 hours a week plus buy tee shirts for participating schools and help secure additional sponsorships. Naef Recycling will donate time of its CEO to help organize the project and the services of an organizer, Jennifer Spoor hired by Naef Recycling for 16 hours a week to coordinate the Go Green efforts in the city and will fully sponsor the first 5 schools to sign up. The Go Green Initiative is being promoted in NY State through the efforts of the NY State Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling. (NYSARRR) For recycling information for school administrators, teachers and students visit the NYSARRR web site at http://www.nysar3.org/. To keep abreast on what is happening in Syracuse schools with the Go Green Initiative visit the Naef Recycling web site http://www.naefrecycling.com where reports from local schools involved with this project are posted. The Go Green Initiative involves students at every level and takes a comprehensive approach to help schools evaluate every aspect of their environmental impact. It provides schools simple checklists and tools to examine everything from recycling to unsafe pesticides used on playgrounds. For more information visit http://www.gogreeninitiative.org.
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