NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Benjamin Franklin High School is pleased to be selected as one of the 98 recipients of the 2023 Keep Louisiana Beautiful trash receptacle grant program made possible with funding from the state of Louisiana and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Through the 2023 trash receptacle grant program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful distributed 879 receptacles to 98 organizations in 40 Louisiana parishes.
Benjamin Franklin High School has installed 10 trash receptacles on campus in areas where people gather for lunch and athletic events. As part of the requirements of this grant, Benjamin Franklin High School will perform a post-installation litter scan and compare the data collected to preliminary scan results. Data will be shared with the public once available.
Christy Cowart Read ’89, Director of Development at Benjamin Franklin High School, says, “With these new receptacles installed, we will be able to reduce litter and keep our school community clean.”
“Recent data collected by Keep Louisiana Beautiful shows a reduction of litter by 56 percent in areas where trash receptacles are properly installed and maintained,” says Susan Russell, KLB Executive Director. “One of our organization’s key initiatives is to help build infrastructure that supports clean, beautiful communities. Funding trash receptacles is one way we do that. Congratulations to Benjamin Franklin High School for being selected as a 2023 grant recipient.”
To learn more about Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s grant opportunities, visit www.keeplouisianabeautiful.org
