Recycling Archive
Carroll County Times: ‘The kids are so creative’: Carroll County high school students show art made with recycled materials at state contest
News stories, Recycling
Nov 21, 2022
For some Carroll County high school students, one person’s junk can be part of an art student’s sculpture. Several county students created sculptures made from recycled materials and competed against exhibits made by students across the state at the Maryland Department of the Environment in Baltimore on Friday morning.
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MDE honors student artists at 21st Annual ‘Rethink Recycling’ Sculpture Contest
Press releases, Recycling, Uncategorized
Nov 18, 2022
MDE honors student artists at 21st Annual ‘Rethink Recycling’ Sculpture ContestSuitland High’s Jones wins top prize; Annual awards promote recycling, creativity among students BALTIMORE, MD (November 18, 2022) – Samadhi Aurelia Jones, a student at Suitland High School in Prince George’s County, won the grand prize of an iPad
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Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles honors student artists at 20th Annual Rethink Recycling Sculpture Contest
Press releases, Recycling, Secretary Grumbles, Uncategorized
Nov 19, 2021
Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles honors student artists at 20th Annual Rethink Recycling Sculpture Contest Annual awards promote recycling and creativity among high school students BALTIMORE, MD (November 19, 2021) – Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles on Friday presented a grand prize and prizes to eight other student winners today at
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eMDE: An Eastern Shore Home to Environmental Justice
eMDE, Environmental justice, Public Health, Recycling, Sustainability
Dec 16, 2020
THE LATEST FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT An Eastern Shore Home to Environmental Justice When University of Maryland Anthropology Research Professor Barbara Paca looks at the tiny, Talbot County waterfront town of Oxford, she sees the Eastern Shore’s most prominent nexus between environmental justice and climate change
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Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles honors student artists at 18th annual Rethink Recycling Sculpture Contest
Press releases, Recycling, Uncategorized
Nov 22, 2019
Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles honors student artists at 18th annual Rethink Recycling Sculpture Contest Annual awards promote recycling and creativity among high school students BALTIMORE, MD (November 22, 2019) – Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles presented a grand prize and prizes to eight other student winners today at the department’s
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Department of the Environment participates in Day to Serve month events
Press releases, Recycling, Uncategorized
Sep 10, 2019
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT PARTICIPATES IN DAY TO SERVE MONTH EVENTS Three cleanups scheduled in South Baltimore BALTIMORE (September 10, 2019) – Maryland Department of the Environment workers will be participating in three cleanup events in Baltimore City as part of the Hogan administration’s Day to Serve month, which
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eMDE: Ben’s Blog remembering President Bush, rethinking recycling
eMDE, Recycling, Secretary Grumbles
Dec 06, 2018
THE LATEST FROM THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Remembering the kinder, gentler, greener side of President George H.W. Bush I’m grieving the loss of our 41st President, an amazing public servant and ambassador of civility, who also had some significant environmental accomplishments for our country and our state
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**Media Advisory** Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan to open Department of the Environment’s 17th annual “Rethink Recycling” sculpture contest
Media Advisory, Recycling
Nov 29, 2018
MEDIA CONTACTS: Jay Apperson (410) 537-3003 jay.apperson@maryland.gov **Media Advisory** Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan to open Department of the Environment’s 17th annual “Rethink Recycling” sculpture contest Maryland high school students to display their unique recycled art BALTIMORE, MD (November 29, 2018) – Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan will
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CNS: Students Turn Trash Into Artistic Treasure for Annual Competition
News stories, Recycling
Dec 21, 2017
BALTIMORE, Maryland — Students at high schools across the state found new ways to turn trash into artistic treasures with their entries in the Maryland’s Department of the Environment’s 16th annual Rethink Recycling Sculpture Contest… Read the entire article.
Maryland Matters: Meet Gov. Hogan’s Ambassador to the Environmental World
Governor Hogan, News stories, Recycling, Secretary Grumbles
Dec 12, 2017
It’s a rare day that Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles finds himself happy to be around garbage, but this was one of those days. The occasion was an annual recycled-art competition that MDE hosts at its headquarters in the historic and quirky Montgomery Park office building in South Baltimore.
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