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Earth Day: Green Team collects tens of thousands of plastic bags

by Chronicle staff on April 23, 2020

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Student members of the Green Team at Western Avenue Elementary School weigh plastic they collected during their Plastic Bag Drive in January. They convert the weight to represent a total number of plastic bags. (Provided photo)

Student members of the Green Team at Western Avenue Elementary School weigh plastic they collected, converting the weight to represent a number of plastic bags. (Provided photo)

Four years ago, a group of students at Western Avenue Elementary School…

Earth Day: Green Team collects tens of thousands of plastic bags

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