Bunnies teach recycling

These bunnies, members of the forensics class at Gravette High School, helped promote recycling during a presentation for students at Glenn Duffy Elementary School. From the left are Radiance Beltz, Michael Henderson, Jordan White, David Carnahan, Sayer Smith, Kayla Holliday and Molly Leemasters.
These bunnies, members of the forensics class at Gravette High School, helped promote recycling during a presentation for students at Glenn Duffy Elementary School. From the left are Radiance Beltz, Michael Henderson, Jordan White, David Carnahan, Sayer Smith, Kayla Holliday and Molly Leemasters.

— Children in Glenn Duffy Elementary School were visited by seven cousins of the Easter Bunny at the monthly Rise-n-Shine assembly last week. The seven Gravette High School students, members of the forensics class, demonstrated to the children the importance of recycling.

The demonstration was part of a Power Point presentation made by Allyson Ransom, communications/ resource efficiency director for the city of Gravette, who stressed the importance of recycling.

The program was financed by a recycling education grant through the Benton County Solid Waste Department. Recycling bags were also provided for each of the children to take home and use as they learn the importance of recycling.

Books for classrooms at the school and in the library are also on order as part of the promotion of the Gravette recycling program, Ransom said.

The “bunnies” showed the children how to distinguish recyclable items and how to put them in the bag for deposit at recycling trailers located just south of Gravette City Hall.

The trailers, with individual bins for various types of recyclables, are accessible 24/7, and a large trailer for cardboard items is also accessible.

Ransom said there is no charge for this free service and requests that items be placed in the specified bins.

“And, please, no garbage,” she reminded.

News, Pages 7 on 05/11/2011