‍April 15, 2025 - Alexandria, LA – Glass Act Recycling announces the Montessori Education Center as the winners of the 2025 Rapides Parish K-12 School Glass Drive. 26 schools participated in the two-week recycling drive to divert more than 4,000 pounds of glass from local landfills.

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Glass Act Recycling hosts the drive each year in an effort to engage students, educators, and parents with local sustainability activities. With partners like Crest Industries, Keep Louisiana Beautiful, and the Rapides Parish School Board (RPSB), the program has grown over the past three years.

2025 School Winners:
• Overall Winner- Montessori Education Center - 783 pounds of glass
• K- 6 Winner- Our Lady of Prompt Succor - 549 pounds of glass
• 6 - 12 Winner- Brame Middle School - 421 pounds of glass
• K- 6 Honorable Mention- Cherokee Elementary- 445 pounds of glass
• 6 - 12 Honorable Mention- Alexandria Senior High School -348 pounds of glass

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The event coincides with Earth Day and Louisiana’s LOVE THE BOOT WEEK. RPSB students, faculty, and staff were encouraged to participate by collecting their food-grade glass containers during the two weeks leading up to the statewide celebration. Volunteers from local schools, organizations and businesses collected, weighed, and tallied the contributions from each school.

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“Through the efforts of students, faculty, parents, and community members the glass drive saved just over two tons of glass from entering local landfills – that’s incredible,” says Glass Act founder Annie Collins.

“Sustainability is a group effort,” says Sarah LaBorde, Crest Industries Communications and Sustainability Manager, “Everyone can have an individual impact, but when we come together, the possibilities are limitless.”

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About the Partners:

GLASS ACT RECYCLING - Glass Act Recycling is a non-profit organization with a goal of reducing glass waste in the local landfill while simultaneously creating new products from the recycled glass both for practical and creative endeavors. To learn more about this full-circle recycling center, visit www.glassactrecycling.com.

RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOLS - Rapides Parish Schools are relentlessly committed to providing a supportive and innovative educational system that ENGAGES our community, EMPOWERS individuals, and ELEVATES our people to their maximum potential Learn more at www.rpsb.us

CREST INDUSTRIES - Founded in 1958, Crest Industries is the operating company for a family of world-class project-oriented businesses specialized in electric power delivery, industrial services, distribution, specialty chemicals, and natural resources. Crest Industries is a company rooted in our people and built around progress – growing year after year, unafraid to embrace bold, new ideas to improve the way we support our teams, clients, and communities. Learn more at www.crestoperations.com

KEEP LOUISIANA BEAUTIFUL - is a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving a cleaner, greener Louisiana through litter reduction and beautification initiatives. To learn about our network of Affiliates, grant opportunities, educational programs, and ways to get Involved, please visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org. Keep Louisiana Beautiful is an Affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.

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