Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: Buzz begins for fall recycling events

Buzz begins for fall recycling events

By Editorial Staff, Plastics Recycling Update

August 12, 2015

Keep America Beautiful has opened registration for its two major fall events: Recycle-Bowl and America Recycles Day.

The Stamford, Conn.-based nonprofit organization's Recycle-Bowl is a recycling competition for K-12 students and schools. Last year, participating schools collected about 66 tons of plastics for recycling, or about 3 percent of the total weight collected.

America Recycles Day is an event each November in which thousands of people across the country participate in events to support materials diversion.

"Our fall recycling programs, Recycle-Bowl and America Recycles Day, are key initiatives in our efforts to regain momentum for recycling in America, to help people recycle more and recycle right and to change behavior to make recycling a daily social norm across the country," Jennifer Jehn, Keep America Beautiful president and CEO, stated in a press release.

Recycle-Bowl is a nearly month-long competitions between schools to see who can recycle the most. Last year, 1,450 schools competed and recycled a total of more than 2,200 tons of material.

The Recycle-Bowl competition begins on Oct. 19 and ends on America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. America Recycles Day involves individuals and organizations across the country holding educational workshops and recycling collection events. Last year, more than 2,000 events were registered.

Registration opened Aug. 10 for those planning to host an event for America Recycles Day. The event website includes resources and tools.

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