Kitchener high school honoured for environmental work

Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener has been chosen as one of 10 winners of the Superpower Your School Contest which honours eco-concious Canadian schools.

An assembly was held on Wednesday ahead of Earth Day to break the news to the students.

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This year close to 500 applications were submitted for the initiative which was launched by Staples Canada and Earth Day Canada back in 2011.

Each year 10 awards worth $20,000 are awarded to 10 eco-conscious Canadian schools.

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“The winning schools are emerging leaders in green living,” Earth Day Canada president Deb Doncaster said in a statement.

Canadians generates roughly 31 million tons of garbage every year and only 30 per cent of that gets recycled, according to Community Research Connections — an organization dedicated to sustainable community development in Canada.