Cedar Hill students on eco-mission

Montville recycling bin for batteries is work of elementary school kids - Comprised of 92 students at Cedar Hill Elementary School in Towaco, the Tools for Schools for Kids Committee is on a mission to enrich the planet.  And their latest endeavor, an outdoor recycling bin for all township residents to dispose of household batteries, is no exception.  "These children are absolutely amazing," said Cathy Lundquist, the group's co-faculty adviser with Cindy Nosti. "We call them environmental leaders -- that's exactly what they are."

The committee also approached the school board, which voted unanimously to grant permission for the container to be kept at the school, said assistant Superintendent Maria Eppolite.  "I think that the children exhibited a great deal of public awareness and an interest in the environment, and it was wonderful to see," said Eppolite, who attended the unveiling last week at the Pine Brook Road facility along with deputy Mayor Deborah Nielson.  See Daily Record.