{"id":12484,"date":"2023-05-01T12:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=12484"},"modified":"2024-03-14T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:47:13","slug":"scrap-metal-drive-raises-2600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2023\/05\/01\/scrap-metal-drive-raises-2600\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrap Metal Drive Raises $2,600"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12484\" class=\"elementor elementor-12484\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d19e4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d19e4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e37a5c2\" data-id=\"e37a5c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0925d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0925d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-12490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/05\/Scrap-Metal-recycling.jpg?resize=448%2C336\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/>We have added up the donations, and the 2022-23 LPS Scrap Metal Drive raised $2,684!<\/p><p>Our partners, Alter Metal Recycling and Sadoff Iron and Metal Recycling Company, accept a variety of items for recycling and track community donations throughout the year. Community members were encouraged to recycle their scrap metal at one of those businesses where they could then donate all or a portion of the proceeds to benefit the LPS Recycling Program. The Lincoln Community donated the proceeds from over 42,400 pounds of metal that was recycled throughout the school year.\u00a0<\/p><p>These funds are used to replace aging, worn out steel recycling containers. They will be recycled as scrap metal and replaced with containers manufactured from recycled steels \u2013 closing the recycling loop. The LPS Recycling Program provides recycling education and opportunities in all LPS school classrooms, offices and support buildings.\u00a0 In 2022, LPS was able to reuse, recycle, an<span style=\"color: #000000;\">d compost 3.7\u00a0million pounds of material, diverting 57% of its waste f<\/span>rom the landfill.<\/p><p>Thank you to Alter Metal Recycling and Sadoff Iron and Metal Company for their continued partnership with this program. 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