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Yerba Buena Elementary Wins Recycling Competition

The statewide challenge aims to serve as a catalyst for K-12 schools and school districts to build and expand waste reduction programs.

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AGOURA HILLS, CA – Yerba Buena Elementary School has won a first place and a second place award in the California K-12 Schools Recycling Challenge. The challenge is an annual statewide program to encourage recycling and promote healthy competitions between schools, according to their website. The challenge aims to serve as a catalyst for K-12 schools and school districts to build and expand waste reduction programs.

Yerba Buena Elementary in Agoura Hills won first place in the CRV Recycled Per Capita category with 1.79 pounds per capita, and second place in the CRV Recycled category with 752.55 pounds recycled.

Due to the diversity and availability of recycling programs and infrastructure for schools throughout California, the contest includes 6 Targeted Material categories and 2 Combined Organics and Dry Recyclables categories for recycling:
  1. Paper (magazines, books, white and mixed paper)
  2. Cardboard
  3. CRV Beverage Containers (bottles, cans, glass)
  4. Scrap Metal
  5. Milk and Juice Cartons6. Food Service Organics (Compost)
  6. Comingled/Single Stream Recycling
  7. Total Combined Weight for Individual School
  8. Total Combined Weight for School District

To read more about the competition, or to see how your school can register for the 2019 competition, visit the Keep California Beautiful website.

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