School District Green Team
A small group of environmentally concerned Leonia volunteers have come together to create the first issue of this free, independent, short web publication by and for Leonians. They are dedicated to communicating the most up-to-date and accurate information possible. Any […]
The plants in ACS’s garden have been super-charged by the cafeteria’s compost! Here are some photos of our (little and big) volunteers weeding the garden.
The Girl Scouts helped to clean up and plant the ACS garden this week! There are two halves of the garden: one is just soil without fertilizer and the other uses the biomass created by our dehydrator in the ACS […]
Vito Mazza of Wintegrity Solutions – and ACS parent of two – 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 […]
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 […]
The Leonia Middle School collected over 90 pounds of plastic film in the Month of May and is the winner of the Plastic Bag Challenge. Congratulations to the Leonia Middle School! And special thanks to all who participated in working towards […]
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 […]
Food scraps and yard waste together currently make up about 30 percent of what Americans throw away. But here in Leonia, we don’t have to be part of that statistic! Leonia’s DPW collects yard waste every Monday from March through […]