Recycling Challenge 2003: 19^th Annual Aluminum Recycling Contest Results

HONOLULU - Congratulations to the students, parents, guardians and teachers of schools who participated in the Department of Health’s 2003 School Recycling Challenge. For the third straight year, over 1,800,000 aluminum cans were collected! Over 21,000 students representing fifty-nine schools participated. That’s more than 1.5 cans for every resident in Hawai’i!

The Hawai`i State Department of Health (DOH) partnered with Reynolds Recycling Network located in Aiea to promote school collection programs as one effective way to reduce waste, learn how to protect the environment, and raise funds for school programs.

The 2003 winning schools on Oahu are:

	Cans/Student	Award
Pearl Ridge Elementary	249	Large Category - 1st place
Mililani Uka Elementary	113	Large Category - 2nd place
Mililani Mauka Elementary	112	Large Category - 3rd place
Moanalua Elementary	96	Large Category - Honorable Mention
Pearl City Highlands Elementary	314	Medium Category - 1st place
Ali’i’olani Elementary	184	Medium Category - 2nd place
Manoa Elementary	126	Medium Category - 3rd place
Messiah Lutheran	230	Small Category - 1st place
St. Michael’s School	167	Small Category - 2nd place
Wailupe Valley School	110	Small Category - 3rd place

Top performers in the neighbor islands included Honaunau School (105 cans per student), Kua’o Ka La (776 cans per student), Kilauea School (86 cans per student), Koloa School (103 cans per student) and St. Theresa School (612 cans per student).

The DOH urges elementary schools to participate again next year. Interested schools may contact the DOH at 586-4226 for further information.

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For more information, contact:

John Valera
Planner, Office of Solid Waste Management
Department of Health
Phone: (808) 586-4227