St. Leo The Great Student Creates 'Recycling Rocky' For Monmouth

LINCROFT, NJ — Meet Recycling Rocky, Monmouth's first-ever "Recycling Mascot."

Rocky is the creation of Kiernan Turbitt, a student at St. Leo the Great School in Lincroft. Kiernan won first place in a competition Monmouth County held this past winter, where they asked local public school students to come up with a recycling mascot for the county.

Kiernan wrote a story about Recycling Rocky and the “Environmental Buddies” and how they helped recycle a sad soda bottle and turned him into a happy blue thermos.

Second place was awarded to Sophia Marie Kurdes of Shrewsbury Boro School. Sophia wrote a story about Molten and his squad of robots who saved ten cities from pollution while teaching residents about recycling.

Third place was awarded to Kelsey Kalemba of Brielle Elementary School. Kelsey wrote a story about Roo and his travels around the United States to educate people about recycling with the hopes of saving fish and animals.

“We have big plans for Recycling Rocky! So, make sure to stay tuned and follow Monmouth County Government on Facebook and Twitter to follow Rocky’s journey,” said Monmouth County Freeholder Director Arnone.

Look for Recycling Rocky to pop up all over Monmouth County this spring.