Newport Students Turn Trash Into Art

Newport Students Turn Trash Into Art

Newport’s gray trash cans are getting a colorful makeover, thanks to a partnership between the city, Thompson’s Sanitary Services, the Newport Public Arts Committee, and students at Newport Middle School. According to John Fuller Newport Public Information Officer, who helped lead the effort, the project began with middle school art teacher Miss Harden encouraging her students to submit designs for new trash cans around town. The response was st…