Meridian Waste Acquisitions, LLC, a non-hazardous, integrated solid waste services company, announces the winners of the company’s 5th Annual Brightening the World Earth Day Coloring Contest. The contest, in its five year history, received the largest amount of entries to date in which the Charlotte, NC-based selection committee reviewed and selected three winners per age group from a field of 322 entries. Entries were submitted for the 5-7 and 8-10 age groups, and entries were open to all children within the U.S. The 2024 online contest closed at 11:59pm EDT on April 15.
The winners for the age group 5-7 years of age are:
First Place: Rishaan P. (Anderson, SC)
Second Place: Wells M. (Piedmont, SC)
Third Place: Wyatt B. (Grottoes, VA)
The winners for the age group 8-10 years of age are:
First Place: Advika S. (Jacksonville, FL)
Second Place: Sara Isabella C. (Greensboro, NC)
Third Place: Ansley P. (Jacksonville, FL)
Earth Day is a day that was created to promote awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment and occurs each year on April 22. By keeping the environment clean and green through proper waste management, everyone can do his or her part for the planet.
Winners will receive a rosette ribbon, a t-shirt imprinted with his or her personal winning artwork, and a garbage truck plaque engraved with his or her name, placing, and Brightening the World Meridian Waste branding. The 2025 Brightening the World Children’s Coloring Contest will open again online on March 1, 2025.
For more information, visit www.MeridanWaste.com/EarthDay.