Plastic Bag Grab in the News
From coast to coast, school efforts in the Plastic Bag Grab challenge have been recognized in local news. Has your school been featured in a local news article, radio station, or on tv for Plastic Bag Grab? Let us know! Send your story to pbg@rco.on.ca and we'll post it below.
For media inquiries regarding Plastic Bag Grab, please email media@rco.on.ca
2019
Birchmount School Says NO to Plastic Bags! (Rogers tv: March 11, 2019)
Students challenging community to recycle their plastic grocery bags (Daily Jaw: March 28, 2019)
Moose Jaw students aim to recycle population’s worth of plastic bags (Global News: April 1, 2019)
Moose Jaw to investigate phasing out single-use plastic bags (Daily Jaw: April 9, 2019)
Environmental Science Class Takes Council to School on Bag Issue (Discover Moose Jaw: April 9, 2019)
North Delta students calling on city to ban plastic bags (North Delta Reporter: April 10, 2019)
Amherst students raise pollution awareness with plastic bag mural (CBC News: April 26, 2019)
Moncton students support ban on single-use plastic bags (Global News: May 6, 2019)
2018
Pleasantdale students saluted for commitment to the environment (Estevan Mercury: June 22, 2018)
Seaview Elementary a winner in Canada-wide plastic bag challenge (Nanaimo News Bulletin: June 21, 2018)
West Highlands lead province in plastics recycling challenge (Cumberland News Now: June 21, 2018)
Kelowna elementary school wins nationwide prize for plastic waste initiative (KelownaNow: June 19, 2018)
Iona students really thinking green (Cape Breton Post: May 16, 2018)
The Plasticity of Young Minds at Bessborough School, Moncton NB (BuzzLocal.Tv: April 2018)
Radio interview with Abby & Evan from Birchmount School, Moncton NB (91.9 The Bend: April 2018)
Radio interview with Evan & Ethan from Birchmount School, Moncton NB (K94.5: April 2018)
Sauver la planète un sac à la fois (CBC Radio Canada: April 19, 2018)
Springhill schools take on plastic bag challenge (Cumberland News Now: April 18, 2018)
2017
Helen Tulk students up for Plastic Bag Challenge (The Advertiser: Sept. 29, 2017)
Uplands Park Elementary runners-up in plastic bag challenge (Nanaimo News Bulletin: July 7, 2017)
Alberni Elementary students rise to the challenge (Alberni Valley News: June 19, 2017)
C.C. Loughlin Elementary School in Corner Brook collected 111,807 plastic bags in May (The Western Star: June 7, 2017)
VIDEO: Uplands Park Elementary looking to bag top prize in recycling challenge (Nanaimo News Bulletin: May 27, 2017)
Project by C.C. Loughlin students in Corner Brook gathering thousands of plastic bags (The Western Star: May 14, 2017)
Solar panels installed at Eliot River Elementary (CBC News: March 15, 2017)
2016
Highview Public School's 'Earth Police' bring home $2,500 prize (The Daily Observer: June 27, 2016)
Oxbow students win an award (Estevan Mercury: June 18, 2016)
How grade schoolers turned a pile of plastic into $3,000 (CBC News: June 13, 2016)
École McIsaac students make an impact with plastic bag challenge (The Reminder: April 20, 2016)
Elementary schools are collecting plastic bags to recycle (KelownaNow: April 15, 2016)
