{"id":6729,"date":"2021-05-18T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/?p=6729"},"modified":"2024-03-14T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:47:13","slug":"scrap-metal-drive-raises-2900","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/2021\/05\/18\/scrap-metal-drive-raises-2900\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrap Metal Drive Raises $2,900"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6729\" class=\"elementor elementor-6729 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" 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-attachment-id=\"6732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1362&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1362\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6732 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?resize=394%2C262\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/home.lps.org\/sustainability\/files\/2021\/05\/5-tips-for-efficient-scrap-metal-recycling.jpeg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/>We have added up the donations, and the 2020-21 LPS Scrap Metal Drive was able to raise $2,917!<\/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.\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\u00a0provides recycling education and opportunities in all LPS school classrooms, offices and support buildings.\u00a0 In 2020, LPS was able to reuse, recycle, and compost 2.18 million pounds of material, diverting\u00a054% of its waste from 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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