What is Recycle-Bowl?
Recycle-Bowl is a free, friendly competition and benchmarking tool for K-12 school recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities. School recycling programs across the nation compete in a race to collect the most recyclables.
Recycle-Bowl is a free, friendly competition and benchmarking tool for K-12 school recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities. School recycling programs across the nation compete in a race to collect the most recyclables.
Whether a school has an extensive recycling program or one classroom is just launching basic recycling collections, Recycle-Bowl is an excellent way for teachers, student green teams and facility managers to engage their school community in a fun and friendly way.
Pennsylvania Schools Can Win Thousands for Recycling!
At the close of the four-week competition, the Pennsylvania school that collects the most recyclable material per capita will win $1,000 and will be entered into a national competition to receive an additional grand prize of $2,500 from Nestle Waters. The four runners-up will each receive $500 from Greenstar Recycling, a leading recycler in America and contributing partner of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and the Recycle-Bowl Competition in Pennsylvania.
Additionally, if your school is only recycling paper, it will automatically be entered into Greensylvania, the Pennsylvania School Paper Recycling Competition, sponsored by the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania.
Participating schools in Philadelphia, in partnership with Keep Philadelphia Beautiful, will also be entered into a citywide competition that will award $500 to an elementary, middle and high school that collects the most recycling material per capita during the four week period.
Recycle-Bowl Goals:
Hold a fair and friendly recycling competition.
Inspire students, teachers, and administrators to recycle more.
Catalyze bigger, better recycling programs
Provide "teaching moments" with students about the benefits of recycling.
Divert material from disposal into recycling systems.
For complete details about Recycle Bowl, including the 2012 scheduled timeline and registration information, click here.