ISLIP, NY – Students from Brentwood’s West Middle School gathered with faculty, staff, and Islip Town officials, including Councilman Jorge Guadron to donate 2,000 plastic bottles collected over the course of the schoolyear to the Town’s PET for Pets initiative. Students in Mrs. Tronolone and Mrs. Patton’s middle school class oversaw the collection. The students’ recycling effort is part of Mr. Rivera’s Green Machines Recycling project designed to reduce the school’s carbon footprint, give back to the community and to students.

These bottles were brought to the bottle redemption center courtesy of the Town of Islip DEC. Proceeds from the deposit fee were donated to the Town of Islip Animal Shelter. A total of $100 is now able to be put to use towards purchasing much needed equipment for the shelter such as walkie talkies, a new computer that monitors exercise for animals, leashes, blankets and more.