How to Enter

The Recycling Challenge is an opportunity for your school to show the world what you are doing to help promote waste reduction activities to help save our planet.

Goals of the Challenge

  • Increase recycling participation by students, staff, and the community
  • Heighten awareness of K-12 school recycling programs
  • Lower waste generated by recycling

Judging Criteria:

Submissions will be judged by the Busch Systems team based on:

  • Quality of published activity (Tells a story of what/how was accomplished; Pictures/video help bring the activity to life; Helpful to those who might be interested in implementing a similar initiative; Illustrate results)
  • Number of students and/or community members involved
  • Success of program

Rules

  • Submissions must be made by teachers and students in grades K-12
  • Activities must be published in the Eco-Campus Cornerstone under the Recycle/Waste Category
  • When starting your activity on the Green Ribbon Schools website, in the KEYWORDS blank you must put the following words: Earth Month, Recycling Challenge (If you've already published an activity and need to add these keywords please see the FAQ page)
  • Published activities must include text AND media (photo, video and/or audio) or it will NOT be considered (If you've already published an activity and need to add these keywords please see the FAQ page)
  • Activities must be published by May 15, 2012.

Prizes:

Two winners will be chosen to receive the Kidz Sort Recycle Bin from Busch Systems, valued at $895, including free delivery. The bins are customizable, allowing you to choose from a limited selection of colors and signage. This would be a great addition to your lunchroom!


Resources:

http://www.buschsystems.com/recycling-program-resources.html
http://earth911.com/
http://www.dosomething.org/trashy/project-ideas
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/recycling/resources.htm