Scouts Collect 640 Pounds of Plastic

The Scarsdale/Edgemont Girl Scouts Troop #2688 express their thanks to the whole community for contributing soft plastics to their recent plastics drive. The scouts collected 640 lbs. of plastic exceeding their goal of 500 lbs. As a result, the Betty Taubert Girl Scout House will get a beautiful outdoor bench from NexTrex.

The girls worked tirelessly to sort and weigh the plastic for months. They built collection bins and wrote letters to news outlets in the community requesting participation. Parents helped transport this plastic to NexTrex collection sites in the community. A special thank you to Happy Days Pizza and Coco Farms for supporting the girls with plastic contributions.

The project began as a segment of their “Growing Sustainably Together” Journey: Take Action Project. In addition to the bench, the girls have made air fresheners, painted beautiful planters and potted houseplants which are in the foyer of the house. Also, they purchased a plant stand with their cookie money and planted outdoor blooms. A summary poster outlining all the things they learned and the results of their efforts is hanging in the Girl Scout House.

The photos below include a heaping pile of 208.78 lbs. of plastic collected at their last weigh-in.