11 DECEMBER 2013surfky.com
Students gather aluminum cans, earn prize money in recycle bowls
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Public and private school students in Fayette County collected more than 146,000 aluminum beverage cans weighing 4,180 pounds during the 2013 Recycle Bowl. Mayor Jim Gray lauded their efforts Dec. 5 during the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council meeting.
The eighth annual citywide contest, formerly known as Cans for Cash, challenged the 19 participating schools to gather and recycle as many cans as possible from Oct. 21 through Nov. 15. Wise Recycling, Central Kentucky Fiber, the Keep Lexington Beautiful Commission and LFUCG’s Division of Waste Management contributed prize money. In addition, schools were paid by the pound for the cans they recycled at Wise Recycling and at Baker Iron and Metal.
Schools with the most cans per student in their respective size category each received $750. The six schools that collected the most cans regardless of division got $450 apiece. Schools were eligible for only one monetary prize.
The eighth annual citywide contest, formerly known as Cans for Cash, challenged the 19 participating schools to gather and recycle as many cans as possible from Oct. 21 through Nov. 15. Wise Recycling, Central Kentucky Fiber, the Keep Lexington Beautiful Commission and LFUCG’s Division of Waste Management contributed prize money. In addition, schools were paid by the pound for the cans they recycled at Wise Recycling and at Baker Iron and Metal.
Schools with the most cans per student in their respective size category each received $750. The six schools that collected the most cans regardless of division got $450 apiece. Schools were eligible for only one monetary prize.
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