Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) is pleased to announce the two winners of the 2013/14 CVSan Environmental Leader in Waste Reduction Scholarship: Madeline Hahn and Suzanna Chak.
This is the first year CVSan offered the scholarship to high school seniors. The scholarship is a way to recognize those students who are taking action and encouraging environmental awareness through waste reduction within their school and community.
The two scholarship winners were invited to CVSan’s Board of Directors meeting on May 6, 2014. Environmental leadership was demonstrated by the scholarship winners through participation in CVSan’s Community Advisory Committee and participation in environmental clubs at Castro Valley High School. Madeline Hahn described the motivation to become an environmental leader in her essay:
I don’t think I even realized how much of an impact each person has on our environment until I attended a Davis Street Transfer Station tour sponsored by the Castro Valley Sanitary District. We looked at compost, recycling, clothes, but the image that stuck with me the most was looking into the massive warehouse full of “trash”. Things that weren’t put into the recycling or compost. I then imaged almost half of the “trash” in there disappearing. It could’ve turned into mulch to grow plants or trees to grow paper. The possibilities are endless for each small act of environmental awareness.
