KALB's PET Project

CONGRATS TO OUR WINNERS!!!!

First Place:    BROOKHILL ELEMENTARY      $500 Prize

Second Place:    ATHENS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL     $300 Prize

Third Place:   ATHENS MIDDLE SCHOOL     $200 Prize

(Click HERE to see PET collection details)

Part of the Great American Cleanup
 

What is "KALB's PET Project"?    It's a local school-based plastic bottle (PET) recycling contest.  Students are encouraged to find creative ways to collect the most PET and PETE (#1 and #2) plastic bottles per capita than other participating schools.  The goal of the program is to prevent as many plastic bottles as possible from entering our landfills.

What's in it for the Schools?   There will be cash prizes for the top three collecting schools in the amounts of $500, $300, and $100.  Cash prizes have been provided by the Limestone County Commission.  There will also be Pizza parties for students groups as determined by contest rules.  Funding for these parties has been provided by Custom Polymers.  We thank our generous supporters.

How Can I Help the Schools?   Seven Schools in Athens and Limestone County are participating.  Choose one or more schools to support by saving your #1 and #2 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!

                                                                                                  
School                        # of Students         Total Lbs              Lbs./Student

Athens High School              800               561               .701

Athens Intermediate             460              1400               3.043     2ND PLACE!

Athens Middle School            440              1195               2.715     3RD PLACE!

Brookhill Elementary             291               1362              4.680      1ST PLACE!

Clements                       1,113                460               .413

East Limestone                 1,133               1450             1.279

Julian Newman                   362                470              1.298

Plastics being collected by students at Athens Middle School (top left), Athens High School pit BAMA fans against Auburn fans last year to see who brought in the most plastic (top right), and East Limestone students stop for a photo while making their recycling rounds during last year's contest. 

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