News Release: EPA Recognizes Ohio Student’s Environmental Project

Media Contact: Phillippa Cannon, 312-353-6218, cannon.phillippa@epa.gov EPA Recognizes Ohio Student’s Environmental Project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                      No. 12 – OPA032 Chicago (May 24, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized a Powell, Ohio, high school student’s extraordinary efforts to divert thousands of pounds of electronic waste from landfills with the 2011 regional President's Environmental Youth Award. EPA presented Sachin Rudraraju with the award on May 22 at the Solid Waste Agency of Central Ohio annual awards recognition event in Columbus. The President's Environmental Youth Awards program is an annual contest sponsored by EPA to honor creative environmental projects developed and implemented by K-12 students. One outstanding project from each region is selected for national recognition. Sachin founded the Community Recycling Campaign to raise awareness about the environmental impacts of electronic waste, provide alternative solutions to costly computer recycling programs and offer a service to make recycling easier. CRC volunteers refurbish salvageable computers and electronics and donate them to local charities, keeping electronic waste out of landfills. President’s Environmental Youth Award Projects are developed by young individuals, school classes (K-12), summer camps and youth organizations to promote environmental stewardship. Thousands of young people from all 50 states and the U.S. territories have participated in the program. The winning regional project was chosen from entries submitted by students in EPA Region 5’s six states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. More information about the President's Environmental Youth Awards is available on EPA’s website: http://www.epa.gov/peya. You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355