The Mifflin County Junior High School is having a “recycling competition” between 8th and 9th grade through the NexTrex program.

When you return 1000 pounds of plastic to the organization, they turn those recyclable plastics into a bench. The class who collects the most plastic will get the bench in honor of their graduating class in the school’s courtyard!

Start collecting these items now for drop-off on April 21 (2-4 pm) and April 22 (8am-4:15pm) at the main office) when the Community Service Club tries to meet its 1,000 pound requirement for a free bench!

If you can’t make it then, drop off your items at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Lewistown any weekday through Thursday, April 17, between 9 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

—ITEMS Needed:

♻️Plastic Grocery Bags
♻️Produce Bags
♻️Ice Bags
♻️Ziploc Bags
♻️Cereal Liners
♻️Case Overwrap
♻️Bread Bags
♻️Newspaper Sleeves
♻️Dry Cleaning Bags
♻️Bubble Wrap
♻️Plastic e-commerce mailers

A couple of students recently stopped by the Merf Morning Show to discuss the project. You can listen to those exclusives below.

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