Keep America Beautiful Kicks Off Eighth Annual Recycle-Bowl

STAMFORD, Conn., August 29, 2018 /3BL Media/ – Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, announces the launch of the eighth annual Recycle-Bowl youth recycling competition. Registration for this incentive-based recycling competition is open to all public and private schools in the United States.

Recycle-Bowl engages and educates students to reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle through a fun and friendly four-week competition, which begins on Oct. 15 and culminates on America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade get the opportunity to make a positive impact in their respective communities, while having collaborating with their peers. Champions are crowned in five categories: School Division, Community Division, District Division, Waste Reduction and Food Scrap Collection.

Last year more than 1,000 elementary, middle and high schools in 42 states around the country participated in this fun and exciting race to collect the most recyclable material and learn about waste reduction and environmental responsibility through in-school recycling. An impressive 2 million pounds of material were collected for recycling by the more than 550,000 participating students, teachers and administrators.

During the four-week program, participating schools track and report how much recyclable material they collect. At the close of the competition, the school in each state (and the District of Columbia) that collects the most recyclable material per capita will be crowned state champion with a national champion chosen from among the statewide winners. Schools that participate in past Recycle-Bowl competitions have been measured as recycling 10 percent more than schools that don’t participate.

“Inspiring young people to recycle at school reinforces the importance of recycling everywhere, whether in school, at home or on the go,” said Keep America Beautiful Youth and Education Program Manager Kathryn Joblon. “And while students are becoming better recyclers, Recycle-Bowl also provides teachers an opportunity to integrate additional math, science and sustainability lessons through the competition.”

Educational recycling resources and activities are also provided online at Recycle-Bowl.org.

About Keep America Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. Celebrating its 65th Anniversary in 2018, Keep America Beautiful strives to End Littering, Improve Recycling and Beautify America’s Communities. We believe everyone has a right to live in a clean, green and beautiful community, and shares a responsibility to contribute to that vision.

Behavior change – steeped in education, research and behavioral science – is the cornerstone of Keep America Beautiful. We empower generations of community and environmental stewards with volunteer programs, hands-on experiences, educational curricula, practical advice and other resources. The organization is driven by the work and passion of more than 600 Keep America Beautiful affiliates, millions of volunteers, and the collaborative support of corporate partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Donate and take action at kab.org.

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