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Earth Day Recycle Challenge

Take the Earth Day Recycle Challenge

Each year, the Kent County Board of Public Works invites all Kindergarten through grade 5 schools in Kent County to participate in the Earth Day Recycle Challenge to promote an awareness for Earth Day (celebrated April 22nd each year) and to encourage recycling at an early age. Schools are challenged to collect a specific item for recycling, and awards are given out to the top performing schools based on a per student average of the collected item. In 2008, participating schools were challenged to collect at least 15 plastic grocery bags per student. Past Recycle Challenge collected items have included plastic milk jugs and telephone books. Winners will be posted here!

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The 2009 Earth Day Recycle Challenge registration is closed. Please check back in January of 2010.

Recycle Challenge EXTRAS!

Baling Your Plastic Grocery Bags Video

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Prizes, similar to this bench, will be awarded to the top 15 schools in the 2009 Earth Day Recycle Challenge!
  
  

2009 Earth Day Recycle Challenge Participants

Final Ranking School Participants Number of Students Target Number of Bags to Collect Bags Collected Per Student Total Bags Delivered
1
Discovery Elementary
35 525 1131.5 39,602
2
Knapp Charter Academy
24 360 832.2 19,973
3
Southwood Elementary
20 300 266.2 5,323
4
West MI Academy of Env Science
193 2,895 264.2 50,983
5
Kettle Lake Elem.
63 945 255.2 16,080
6
St. Andrew's School
112 1,680 215.1 24,092
7
Eastside Christian School
21 315 187.7 3,941
8
North Godwin Elementary
150 2,250 164.4 24,662
9
Zion Christian School
97 1,455 161.8 15,696
10
Lakeside Elementary
20 300 141.1 2,822
11
Lake Michigan Academy
14 210 128.6 1,800
12
Emmons Lake Elementary
85 1,275 123.4 10,488
13
West Elementary-Wyoming Public Schools
300 4,500 121.6 36,492
14
Assumption BVM
140 2,100 115.5 16,176
15
Grand Rapids Adventist Academy
64 960 90.6 5,800
16
Byron Center Charter School
80 1,200 85.3 6,820
17
Rockford Christian School
169 2,535 81.1 13,713
18
Cummings Elementary
311 4,665 80.1 24,923
19
Lincoln Developmental Center
40 600 79.1 3,165
20
Alto Elementary
455 6,825 78.6 35,748
21
Glenwood Elementary School
335 5,025 72.9 24,429
22
Sacred Heart of Jesus School
164 2,460 58.5 9,602
23
C.A. Frost Environmental Science Academy
120 1,800 54.5 6,542
24
Saints Peter and Paul
67 1,005 48.5 3,248
25
Cedar View Elementary
381 5,715 45.5 17,340
26
Meadow Brook
180 2,700 38.5 6,930
27
New Branches School
120 1,800 38.4 4,606
28
Valley View Elementary
575 8,625 36.6 21,044
29
Greenridge Elementary
240 3,600 36.4 8,739
30
St. Paul the Apostle
127 1,905 34.0 4,314
31
Evergreen Christian
75 1,125 33.3 2,499
32
Parkview Elementary - T.E.A.M. 21 After-School Program
65 975 29.0 1,887
33
Explorer Elementary
400 6,000 26.7 10,664
34
Dickinson Elementary School
220 3,300 25.8 5,686
35
Mulick Park Elementary
350 5,250 23.7 8,283
36
Brown Elementary
445 6,675 23.2 10,331
37
Grandville East Elementary
318 4,770 22.7 7,212
38
All Saints Academy
300 4,500 21.3 6,376
39
Breton Downs Elementary
421 6,315 21.1 8,877
40
Bowen Elementary
225 3,375 20.2 4,542
41
Cherry Creek Elementary
472 7,080 19.7 9,295
42
Challenger Elementary
320 4,800 17.8 5,704
43
Lee Elementary
400 6,000 17.6 7,041
44
Meadow Ridge Elementary
558 8,370 16.8 9,363
45
Bushnell Elementary
387 5,805 16.6 6,419
46
Campau Park Elementary
260 3,900 14.4 3,731
47
Oakdale Christian School
295 4,425 13.5 3,968
48
Orchard View Elementary
530 7,950 9.8 5,185
49
Wedgwood
45 675 9.1 408
50
Central Woodlands
500 7,500 8.6 4,309
51
Southeast Academic Center
74 1,110 7.3 543
52
Knapp Forest
700 10,500 7.0 4,900
 
    12,062 180,930   592,316