USAgain Announces 'America Recycles Day' Winners: A Pleasanton High School is No. 1!

USAgain, the company that helps divert millions of pounds of clothing and textiles from landfills each year, has announced the winners of its annual America Recycles Day Contest. The contest benefits local schools and is a fun and educational way to raise textile recycling awareness and earn cash for schools.

During the month of November, schools across the country competed to collect textiles in USAgain drop boxes located at their schools. Schools actively spread awareness about current low textile recycling rates and the need to recycle more; 12 million tons of clothing and other textiles are dumped in landfills each year in the United States.

The top five schools collecting the most clothes, shoes and other textiles will be awarded cash prizes of $1,000, $750, $500, $300 and $250 respectively. All participating schools earned cash for each pound of textiles collected to honor their commitment to the environment.

The 2014 America Recycles Day Contest Winners:

• First place: Amador Valley High School with 6,740 pounds (Pleasanton, CA)
• Second place: Pui Tak Christian School with 4,482 pounds (Chicago, IL)
• Third place: Aurora Quest with 3,759 pounds (Aurora, CO)
• Fourth place: Brentwood Academy with 3,464 pounds (East Palo Alto, CA)
• Fifth place: St. Clare School with 2,068 pounds (O’Fallon, IL)

This year 650 schools across the country participated in the America Recycles Day Contest Collecting 191,179 pounds of textiles for reuse and recycling. These collections save 1,092 cubic yards in landfill space, and preventing 1,338,253 pounds in CO2 emissions.

“We’re proud to support local education through our America Recycles Day Contest,” said Mattias Wallander, CEO of USAgain. “USAgain fundraisers are a great way to educate students and the community about the need for textile recycling and reuse.”For more information, or to find a local drop box, please visit:
Participating schools can check their ranking, collections and the positive environmental impact of the program here.

USAgain offers no-work, no-cost fundraisers in 19 states. To book an educational field trip to one of USAgain’s 11 office locations, contact us at info@usagain.com or call 800.604.9533.