2022 1st Prize Winners Waste Reduction "Recycling at Buena"

The "Green Team" proposed to divert recyclables from going to the landfill by placing recycling bins at their school. They began their project by interviewing students at Buena High School to gather information on their attitudes and knowledge of recycling. Through their survey, they learned that most students are fairly likely to recycle if bins were implemented. To measure their project's effectiveness, they created prototype bins with reused materials and communicated their plan through a morning announcement and poster, and did another waste assessment. Through their second assessment, they noticed a 129.3% increase in recyclable items. The team introduced 3 recycling bin methods including a recycling wastebasket, curbside recycling bin, and multi-stream recycling bin.