RECYCLE-BOWL 2013Program Highlights

May 6, 2014

Foothill Elementary School–Pittsburg, CA2014 National Champion

AWARD CEREMONY PHOTOS

Huntington Elementary School–Lincoln, NE

AWARD CEREMONY PHOTOS

Mesquite Academy–Mesquite, TX

Bourgade Catholic High School–Phoenix, AZ

Northwestern High-Middle School–Kokomo, IN

AWARD CEREMONY PHOTOS

Foothill Elementary School–Pittsburg, CA

COMPETITION PHOTOS

Pahoa High & Intermediate – Pahoa, HI Egg Harbor Township High School – Egg Harbor, NJ

COMPETITION PHOTOS

Briargrove Elementary School-Houston, TX

Bunnell High School-Stratford, CT South O’Brien High School-Paullina, IA

Northside Elementary School-Angleton, TX

COMPETITION PHOTOS

Hector Elementary School-Hector, AR

COMPETITION PHOTOS

North Live Oak Elementary-Denham Springs, LA Hope Institute Learning Academy-Chicago, IL

COMPETITION PHOTOS

Northside Elementary School-Angleton, TXBolton Elementary School–Winston Salem, NC

Silverado High School–Phelan, CA The Park School–Boston, MA Briargrove Elementary School–Houston, TX

TESTIMONIALS

“Our school does an excellent job recycling and this competition really gets the students excited about how much they can accomplish.”Deanna Walker, Teacher, Charles L. Spragg Elementary School—Egg Harbor City, NJ “We used to hold a grade vs. grade ‘friendly competition’ between 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. This year, with Recycle-Bowl, we're doing the competition as ONE team which is pretty cool. The kids are pumped! We did a kick-off assembly for 3rd to 5th grades this morning to get ready for Monday!”Ted Wells, Teacher, The Park School—Brookline, MA “Over the past 3+ years, our kids have been instrumental in improving recycling implementation at our school, and have helped our school participate in America Recycles Day (this will be our 4th year) and the Recycle Bowl Competition (this will be our 3rd year). We will use our Recycle Bowl Competition experience this year to concentrate on recycling generated within our school...recycling right!”Rebecca Luman, Parent Advisor (PTO), Briargrove Elementary School—Houston, TX

RECYCLE-BOWL

• Goals:1. Hold a fun, fair and friendly recycling

competition2. Inspire students, teachers and administrators to

recycle more3. Catalyze bigger, better recycling programs4. Provide “teaching moments” with students

about the benefits of recycling

COMPARISON OF 2012 AND 2013 SUCCESS 2012 2013Number of Schools Registered 1577 1507 (5% decrease)Percent of Registered Schools that Reported 72% 67%Percent of All U.S. Schools 1.2% 1.2%Number of Students/Teachers Reached 901,508 689,044Total Pounds Recycled 4.5 million 6.4 million (29%

increase)Average Pounds per Capita 5.62 lbs/capita 7.75 lbs/capita (27%

increase)

If all U.S. schools collected 7.75 lbs/capita annually 2.38 million tons 3.02 million tonsPercentage of participants with a hauling partner 80% 64%KWHs Energy Saved and Gallons Water Saved

14,350,715 KWH 13,743,431 gallons

22,480,306 KWH 14,999,000 gallons

Top participating states were TX, AZ and OH. All 50 states (plus DC) represented. Only 2 states did not report results from the school division (OK and NH).

A NATIONAL RESPONSE

IMPACT MEASUREMENTS

• 46% of schools participated in 2012– Of the returning schools 54% reported an increase in their recycling per

capita rate.– Capstone research reported 10% increase in recycling for schools

participating in competition as compared to schools not participating

• 3% of schools registered used the competition to start a recycling program.

• 36% of schools do not have a hauling partner

2013 RECYLE-BOWL CATEGORY WINNERS

School Name Rank City StateYork Adventist Christian School 1 York PennsylvaniaHillcrest Elementary School 2 Dublin GeorgiaMichie Elementary School 3 Michie Tennessee

School Name City StatePittsburg Unified School District Pittsburg California

NATIONAL CHAMPION

COMMUNITY DIVISION WINNERS

DISTRICT DIVISION WINNER

School Name City StateFoothill Elementary School Pittsburg California

2013 RECYCLE-BOWL MOST IMPROVED WINNER (.25 to 37 lbs per capita)

School Name City StateEgg Harbor Township High School Egg Harbor New Jersey

CARTON CATEGORY WINNER

School Name City StateKodak Park School #41 Rochester New York

2013 RECYCLE-BOWL STATE CHAMPIONS

School Name City StateMarshall Christian Academy Albertville AlabamaBegich Middle School Anchorage AlaskaPhoenix Hebrew Academy Phoenix ArizonaWest Fork Elementary West Fork ArkansasFoothill Elementary School* Pittsburg CaliforniaDenver Language School Denver ColoradoRippowam Middle School Stamford ConnecticutDelaware School for the Deaf Newark DelawareWashington Yu Ying Public Charter School Washington District of ColumbiaPort Charlotte Middle School Port Charlotte FloridaCass Middle School Cartersville GeorgiaPahoa High & Intermediate Pahoa HawaiiHailey Elementary School Hailey, ID IdahoArnold J Tyler School New Lenox IllinoisNorthwestern High / Middle Kokomo IndianaSouth O'Brien High School Paullina IowaShawnee Heights High School Tecumseh KansasThe Montessori High School Lexington KentuckyNorth Live Oak Elementary Watson LouisianaEddington School Eddington MaineWestlake Waldorf Maryland

*national winner

2013 RECYCLE-BOWL STATE CHAMPIONS

School Name City StateAbby Kelley Foster Charter Public School Worcester MassachusettsRalph Waldo Emerson Elementary/Middle School Detroit MichiganGarlough Environmental Magnet West St Paul MinnesotaWatkins Elementary Jackson MississippiGraden Elementary School Parkville MissouriWest Elementary Great Falls MontanaHuntington Elementary School Lincoln NebraskaLiberty High School Henderson NevadaEgg Harbor City Community School Egg Harbor City New JerseyRio Grande School Santa Fe New MexicoKodak Park School #41 Rochester New YorkDixon Elementary School Sneads Ferry North CarolinaLitchville-Marion High School Marion North DakotaJefferson County Christian School Wintersville OhioGuy Lee Elementary Springfield OregonAlbert m. Greenfield school Philadelphia PennsylvaniaCumberland High School Cumberland Rhode IslandThe Children's School at Sylvia Circle Rock Hill South CarolinaRoosevelt High School Sioux Falls South DakotaPortland High School Portland TennesseeMesquite Academy Mesquite TexasLogan High School Logan UtahStowe Elementary School Stowe VermontWarren County High School Front Royal VirginiaLynden Christian School Lynden Washingtonoak glen high school New Cumberland West VirginiaWoodside Elementary School Wisconsin Rapids WisconsinSunflower Elementary Gillette Wyoming

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