Penguins and PPG team up with local school for the Two Million Cans Recycling Contest
Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena was more than just the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the New York Islanders, it was also the annual "Sustainability Game."
The Penguins took part in a special pep rally with second graders at the Environmental Charter School. Those same students are also participating in the Two Million Cans Recycling Contest.
That contest encourages classrooms across the country to collect aluminum cans for recycling and at ECS, their school-wide goal is to collect 100,000 cans.
So far, they've collected 42,000.
They will have until the end of the month to reach their goal and on Tuesday night, the Penguins helped with their goal, donating all aluminum cans and cups from the game.
"In 2023 the Penguins launched the Penguins Pledge program with the commitment to improve efforts of social, economic, and environmental sustainability," said Steve Kelley, Senior Vice President of Partnerships with the Pittsburgh Penguins. "We were glad PPG shared the 2 Million Cans initiative with us and gave us the opportunity to support, and we are looking forward to hosting the students at the Penguins Pledge game tonight."
The winners of the contest will be announced in May.
