VANCOUVER — Clark County’s first high school to earn certification for increased recycling and food-waste composting will be honored Tuesday.
Officials from Clark County Environmental Services, which oversees efforts, will award Fort Vancouver High School with Level 1 Washington Green School certification.
A ceremony takes place at 2:30 p.m. at the school, 5700 E. 18th St.
The tribute follows the creation of a student-staff-faculty Green Team that assessed the campus and found opportunities to eliminate waste. A recent audit found minimal amounts of paper, bottles or cans in the school’s garbage.
Fort Vancouver is the 19th school in Washington to earn Level 1 status; two elementary schools in Clark County have previously qualified. Currently, 95 schools in the state are active in the Green School program, 20 of them in Clark County.
For more information: http://www.wagreenschools.org.
