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St. Andrew wins second in waste diversion contest

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In honour of Earth Month, TerraCycle Canada is recognizing its top 10 waste-collecting schools. Oakville’s St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School placed second, diverting 12,782 units of waste from landfills during the past six months – September 2011 to February 2012. The school collects drink pouches, cookie and cracker wrappers, sandwich bags through Brigade®  programs sponsored by Kool-Aid, Mr. Christie’s and Glad brands, and earns two points (the equivalent of $0.02) for every of waste received. In addition, the school was the top collector in the Cookie and Cracker Wrapper Brigade® program for the same period. Since joining TerraCycle in February 2010, the school has collected 63,446 units of waste and raised $634.46 for fundraising.