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RETURN THE
WARMTH
Part of the
Great American Cleanup
March 1st
- May 31st
What is "RETURN THE WARMTH"?
It's a national school-based plastic bottle (PET)
recycling contest that turns plastic bottles into backpacks
for children in SAM's CLUB communities across the country.
The goal of the program is to remove 45 million plastic
bottles (PET) from the environment.
What's in it for the Schools?
The top 50 collecting schools will be awarded a $1,000 Sam's
Club gift card and the top 100 schools will be awarded a
minimum of 250 fleece jackets made from recycled PET
plastic.
How Can I Help the Schools? Eleven
schools in Athens and Limestone County are participating.
Choose one or more schools to support them by saving your #1
plastic at home, at work, and at play. They need your
help!!! Send the plastic in with a student, or drop
the plastic off in the collection cage located at each
participating school.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS -- Here's How They Measure Up!
Donated at
Athens
# of Students
Total Lbs
Recy Ctr
Lbs./Student
Julian Newman
Elementary
354 1385
492
5.30
Athens Intermediate School
460
1907
635
5.54
Athens Middle School
412 2080
572
6.44
Athens Bible School
351
0
0
0
Cowart Elementary School
285 0
385 1.35
Athens High School
890
820
1225
2.30
Limestone County
East Limestone High School
1,097
4917
1520
5.87
Tanner High School
736 1165
1010
3.29
Reid Elementary School
144 130
197
2.27
Ardmore High School
879 1620
1207
3.22
West Limestone High School
950 1595
1305 3.05
Johnson Elementary School
278 0
394
1.42
How Can I Tell if it's #1 Plastic?
If you look on the bottom of the plastic bottle, there
will be a #1 inside a recycling triangle. All drink
bottle are made from #1 plastic, such as soda, water, and
juice bottles. Other clear plastic bottles and jars
could be #1. Place your finger in the center of the
bottom of the bottle/jar. If there is a nub of plastic
where the bottle was removed from the injection mold, that
is #1. It it has a seam across the bottom, it is NOT
#1.
Plastics being collected by
students at Athens Middle School (top left), Athens High School pits BAMA
fans against Auburn fans to see who brings in the most
plastic
(top right), and East Limestone students stop for a photo
while making their recycling rounds.
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