Comments on: Middle School Students Shine in National Competition http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/06/middle-school-students-shine-in-national-competition/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lori Brown http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/06/middle-school-students-shine-in-national-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-28296 Lori Brown Mon, 18 May 2009 21:59:12 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17126#comment-28296 Update: Winners of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge were announced today. Congratulations to grand prize winners "Team Dead Weight," who raised awareness of the dangers of lead wheel weights in vehicles. Team "Recycle Because You Care" were awarded second place for their community and school recycling awareness programs. The third place team, "Stewards of the Pamlico Sound," created an artificial oyster reef to restore the oyster population of Pamlico Sound. Congratulations! Update: Winners of the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge were announced today. Congratulations to grand prize winners “Team Dead Weight,” who raised awareness of the dangers of lead wheel weights in vehicles. Team “Recycle Because You Care” were awarded second place for their community and school recycling awareness programs. The third place team, “Stewards of the Pamlico Sound,” created an artificial oyster reef to restore the oyster population of Pamlico Sound. Congratulations!

]]> By: Lori Brown http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/06/middle-school-students-shine-in-national-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-27816 Lori Brown Thu, 07 May 2009 22:00:29 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17126#comment-27816 Thank you for sharing the video Dawn. Team Recycle Because You Care has done some great work in their community and we commend you! Thank you for sharing the video Dawn. Team Recycle Because You Care has done some great work in their community and we commend you!

]]> By: Dawn http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/06/middle-school-students-shine-in-national-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-27767 Dawn Wed, 06 May 2009 22:21:41 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17126#comment-27767 Here is a link to a short video that describes the Recycle...Because You Care project. Get the word out -- if people are given recycling bins and information, they WILL start recycling! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Df6SQMLL6w Here is a link to a short video that describes the Recycle…Because You Care project. Get the word out — if people are given recycling bins and information, they WILL start recycling!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Df6SQMLL6w

]]> By: Trey Granger http://earth911.com/news/2009/05/06/middle-school-students-shine-in-national-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-27746 Trey Granger Wed, 06 May 2009 17:30:57 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=17126#comment-27746 People ask me all the time whether Styrofoam trays are recyclable and there isn't an easy answer, so I like how the Kentucky students went around this issue entirely by just purchasing reusable trays. This has to be easier than searching for a Styrofoam recycler or worrying about what will happen to it in a landfill. People ask me all the time whether Styrofoam trays are recyclable and there isn’t an easy answer, so I like how the Kentucky students went around this issue entirely by just purchasing reusable trays. This has to be easier than searching for a Styrofoam recycler or worrying about what will happen to it in a landfill.

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