School District Green Team
Vito Mazza, ACS parent of two and EcoVim sales representative, standing next to the new food waste processor. Starting in 2020, instead of throwing our leftover and uneaten food in the trash every day, we are now turning it into […]
The ACS Home and School Association partnered with the local Purple Dragon food co-op to stage an incredible farmer’s market outside the school. Parents volunteered to staff the outdoor market while kids brought reusable bags from home to “shop” for […]
All three Leonia schools (ACS, LMS & LHS) have earned Bronze certifications from Sustainable Jersey for Schools. In addition to the satisfaction that comes from knowing we are taking active steps to move closer to a Zero Waste Leonia, certified […]
With dedicated recycling stations for milk and juice containers in cafeterias, recycling bins for paper and commingled containers in each classroom, and a big push for awareness, Leonia started a new era of recycling in our schools in 2018. Check […]
Every May, the town holds an Earth Day festival called “Leonia Day.” And every year, members of this small, 1,000-home town flock to Wood Park to enjoy a spring day outside with their neighbors. Leonia Day offers many free components: a […]
With dedicated recycling stations for milk and juice containers in cafeterias and recycling bins for paper and commingled containers in each classroom, Leonia has started a new era of recycling in our schools. Families, support your students! Students, tell your […]
Thanks to the efforts of the Green Team, the support of the Girl Scouts and the community, and a $10,000 grant from New Jersey Education Association’s Sustainable Jersey for Schools, Leonia’s Anna C. Scott Elementary School stopped using Styrofoam cafeteria […]
Many families don’t know that we can now recycle plastic film in Leonia. To promote awareness and generate excitement about this new capability, the Green Team is sponsoring a Plastic Bag Challenge in the schools. Each school (ACS, LMS & […]
As the Leonia School District bus fleet ages, new replacements will be required at a rate of approximately three buses per year over the next several years. The Leonia Board of Education has chosen to phase out diesel, joining the […]
In 2018, the Leonia School District was awarded a $10,000 NJEA Sustainable Jersey grant as well as a $5,000 grant from the Carton Council. Â The District used a portion of these funds to purchase and implement a paper-carton recycling station […]