There’s been a bit of an ongoing competition underway between schools in Olive Branch and Waco, Texas, and elsewhere, but between these schools in particular. It’s been continuing since near the start of the school year but has really ramped in recent weeks. There’s even been some good-natured “trash” talking going on.
That’s what we’re talking about. Trash, specifically cans. Cans and where they go once the soda is consumed and tomato sauce becomes your next Italian meal. Pleasant Hill Elementary in Olive Branch and La Vega Elementary in Waco are part of a contest among schools in eight states to collect the most cans for recycling during the school year toward a goal of one million cans.
The eight states that were selected are those with the lowest recycling percentage among all of the states in the country. Of the eight, schools from Mississippi, Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina, Alabama, and Pennsylvania are participating in an exercise and contest to improve low recycling percentages.