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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2008 registration is closed - Check back in January 2009!
Recycle Challenge EXTRAS!
Baling Your Plastic Grocery Bags Video
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| Prizes, like this bench and picnic table, were awarded to top 5 schools in the 2008 Earth Day Recycle Challenge! | ||
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2008 Earth Day Recycle Challenge Participants
1st-5th Place receives engraved plastic lumber furniture for their school. 6th-30th Place receives environmental education supplies for their school.
Place |
School |
Average
number of bags collected per student |
| 1 |
Lake Michigan Academy |
460 |
| 2 |
SS. Peter and Paul |
200.3 |
| 3 |
Kettle Lake Elementary |
196.3 |
| 4 |
West MI Academy of Environmental Science
|
153.1 |
| 5 |
Rockford Christian School |
111.9 |
| 6 |
Zion Christian School |
107.7 |
| 7 |
Evergreen Christian School |
106 |
| 8 |
St. Andrew's School |
87.6 |
| 9 |
West Elementary - Wyoming Public Schools
|
85.1 |
| 10 |
St. Stephen School |
83.2 |
| 11 |
Page Elementary |
71.7 |
| 12 |
Byron Center Charter School |
69.6 |
| 13 |
Parkview Elementary TEAM 21 After School
Program |
65.7 |
| 14 |
Greenridge Elementary |
61.9 |
| 15 |
Southeast Academic Center |
54.9 |
| 16 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy
|
53.9 |
| 17 |
Assumption BVM School |
47.6 |
| 18 |
McFall Elementary |
46.2 |
| 19 |
Central Woodlands |
44.1 |
| 20 |
Cedar View Elementary |
43.2 |
| 21 |
Cummings Elementary |
36.8 |
| 22 |
Knapp Charter Academy |
35.6 |
| 23 |
Grand Rapids Adventist Academy |
34.3 |
| 24 |
Explorer Elementary |
27.8 |
| 25 (tie) |
Orchard View Elementary School |
27.3 |
| 25 (tie) |
Oakdale Christian School |
27.3 |
| 27 |
Grandville East Elementary |
26 |
| 28 |
White Early Childhood Center |
25.4 |
| 29 |
St. Paul the Apostle School |
24.3 |
| 30 |
Mulick Park Elementary School |
23.3 |
| 31 |
Emmons Lake Elementary |
23.1 |
| 32 |
Legacy Christian School |
22.5 |
| 33 (tie) |
Challenger Elementary |
22.3 |
| 33 (tie) |
Campau Park Elementary |
22.3 |
| 35 |
Palmer Elementary |
21.9 |
| 36 |
Brown Elementary |
20.8 |
| 37 |
East Leonard Elementary |
18.4 |
| 38 |
Cherry Creek Elementary |
16.4 |
| 39 |
Bowen School |
16.1 |
| 40 |
Holy Spirit School |
13.2 |
| 41 |
Grand View Elementary |
13.1 |
| 42 |
Breton Downs Elementary |
11.8 |
| 43 |
Meadowlawn Elementary School |
11.6 |
| 44 |
New Branches School |
10.3 |
| 45 |
Hamilton Elementary |
10.2 |
| 46 |
Knapp Forest Elementary |
9.1 |
| 47 |
Dickinson Elementary |
6.6 |
