CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Ruthlawn Elementary School's second-grade students recycle paper, cans, glass bottles and plastic like it's second nature.
"They're going through my trash can," said second-grade teacher Rachel Fisk. "They're like, 'Hey, that's paper.'"
On Tuesday, Fisk asked the class how long it takes for glass to biodegrade in the earth's soil. "Four thousand years," one girl replied.
Principal Natalie Laliberty said the second-graders' environment-friendly efforts caught fire at home and across the school.
"They started something and the whole school kind of followed suit," Laliberty said. "Parents started bringing in newspaper and aluminum cans."
Fisk and Laliberty have found it difficult to tell the students why they might stop collecting plastics, glass and aluminum next week.
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