‘ELE‘ELE — When Ezekiel Villanueva went on a field trip to the Kekaha Landfill with his ‘Ele‘ele Elementary School class, he never realized what treasures was in store for him. On Wednesday, Villanueva and the fifth-grade class led by Carol
‘ELE‘ELE — When Ezekiel Villanueva went on a field trip to the Kekaha Landfill with his ‘Ele‘ele Elementary School class, he never realized what treasures was in store for him.
On Wednesday, Villanueva and the fifth-grade class led by Carol Crouch were visited by Waste Management District Manager John Ruiz and Ian Imamura, Waste Management operations manager, the men in charge of operating the Kekaha Landfill for the Houston-based company. They were at the school to accept artwork created by Villanueva as part of a class project.
Crouch said the landfill visit was part of a service project on landfill and recycling efforts, and Villanueva’s art was inspired after the tour through the Kekaha facility.
“This is so real,” Ruiz said. “There’s the school bus and there is the equipment which people see when they come to the landfill.”
Ruiz said Villanueva’s artwork will be scanned and forwarded to Waste Management’s corporate office in Houston, where it will be featured on the company’s website.
He also will ask corporate officials if they are able to convert the artwork onto one of their “weekend shirts.”
If that portion of the request is granted, Ezekiel will get the first shirt.
Ruiz presented Villanueva with a large art box containing several sketch books, art books and markers, pencils and other art media.
