Recycling Challenge Gets Students Engaged

The Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge is encouraging K-12 students across the country to collect and recycle as much PE plastic film as possible over the period between America Recycles Day (November 15) and Earth Day (April 22) for the chance to win cash prizes and Trex outdoor living products for their schools.

Trex includes industrial wood scrap and recycled PE film in manufacturing their composite decking products, repurposing over 1 billion lb of reclaimed material each year, including 430 million lb of plastic film.

“The Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge brings together thousands of schools and students from coast to coast in a joint effort to make a global impact on plastic waste,” said Stephanie Hicks, materials sourcing manager for Trex Company.

Participants in the Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge will have opportunities to win cash prizes for their schools, thanks to sponsor Charter Next Generation. The top recycling elementary, middle, and high schools will each receive a $5000 cash prize, with the top recycling school overall winning an additional $2500. Cash prizes of $3000 and $2500, respectively, will be awarded to the second and third place schools at each level.

CNG will also present cash rewards to schools that most creatively promote their recycling efforts through social media. Those with the most impactful social campaigns will be awarded gifts of $5000 for first place, $3000 for second place and $2000 for third place.

In addition to the prizes awarded by CNG, Trex will reward top recyclers based on grade level, school size and region. The winning schools will earn Trex products to help beautify their campuses.

Schools interested in participating in the Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, may register or learn more at the program’s website.