Bucks students clean Burlington Island for Earth Day

Student volunteers from the Bucks Learning Cooperative transport a bin of litter on Burlington Island as part of Spearhead Project Earth’s Earth Day cleanup event. Spearhead Project Earth plans to train 300 volunteers for environmental cleanup efforts by the end of 2023.

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A teacher volunteer from the Bucks Learning Cooperative helps clean up trash on Burlington Island.

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A student volunteer from the Bucks Learning Cooperative removes a bin of plastic waste along the Delaware River.

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Bucks Learning Cooperative student volunteers pose for a photo as they participate in Spearhead Project Earth’s cleanup effort on Burlington Island.

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Student volunteers from Bucks Learning Cooperative laugh and chat as they contribute to cleanup efforts on Burlington Island. Spearhead Project Earth plans to clean 10,000 pounds of trash from Burlington Island by the end of 2023.

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Henry Matthews, a regular volunteer for Spearhead Project Earth, and Patricia Burguete, The Spearhead Group’s global head of sustainability, oversee Earth Day volunteer cleanup efforts on Burlington Island.

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The Earth Day event’s volunteers and leaders include Patricia Burguete, global head of sustainability of The Spearhead Group; Robert Catalano, president and board of trustees chairman of Spearhead Project Earth; Joe Abate, board of Island Managers; Dave Babula, councilman at large; Alexis Sellers, mentor at Bucks Learning Cooperative; and other teacher and student volunteers from Bucks Learning Cooperative.

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Single-use plastic waste awaits cleanup on Burlington Island in the Delaware River. Spearhead Project Earth’s goal is to clean 10,000 pounds of trash from Burlington Island and the Delaware River by the end of 2023.

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A student volunteer from the Bucks Learning Cooperative transports a bin of plastic waste on Burlington Island. Spearhead Project Earth plans to train 300 volunteers for environmental cleanup efforts by the end of 2023.

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A student volunteer from the Bucks Learning Cooperative picks up litter on Burlington Island for Spearhead Project Earth’s Earth Day event.

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Posted Thursday, May 18, 2023 12:11 am

From left are Robert Catalano, Joe Abate and Dave Babula near the Delaware River in Burlington City, with Burlington Island in the background.

Co-founder of Yardley Borough company helping to lead Burlington Island cleanup

Spearhead Project Earth, a nonprofit initiative led by global sustainable packaging company The Spearhead Group, headquartered in Yardley, honored Earth Day this year by continuing its mission to eliminate plastic waste from the Delaware River.

To kick off spring, the nonprofit hosted student volunteers from the Bucks Learning Cooperative to assist in removing plastics around Burlington Island on Friday, April 21.

The experience coincided with Earth Day (April 22) to raise local awareness and active involvement in keeping New Jersey and Pennsylvania waterways clean.

In attendance at the event were 20 Bucks Learning Cooperative students and teachers; Patricia Burguete, head of Global Sustainability, The Spearhead Group; Robert Catalano, president and board of trustees chairman, Spearhead Project Earth; Joe Abate, Board of Island Managers; Dave Babula, Councilman at Large; and Alexis Sellers, mentor, Bucks Learning Cooperative.

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