Deadline is February 10, 2012

2012 AF&PA School(K-12) Recycling Awards

2012 AF&PA School Recycling Award

The AF&PA School Recycling Award recognizes a successful kindergarten through 12th grade school or school district paper recycling program. Colleges and universities are not eligible for this award.

The award-winning school will receive a $2,000 cash prize and original framed artwork and be recognized in local, national, and online media outlets. Winners and finalists will also be featured on the paperrecycles.org website.

Questions? Contact Rashida Holmes, AF&PA, at rashida_holmes@afandpa.org or (202) 463-2711.


Required fields are marked below (*)
School*:
Prefix:
First Name*:
Last Name*:
Title:
Address 1*:
Address 2:
City*:
State*:
Zip Code*:
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Email*:
Website*: www.
Amount of Paper Recovered for Recycling in 2011 *:
School or School District Population*:
If your recycling program is district-wide, what percentage of schools participate?:
What percentage of students/faculty participate in the paper recycling program? *:
Grades Collected (Check all that apply)*:








Overview of Program
Please provide a brief summary of your school paper recycling program, including background or unique program elements. The overview is limited to 500 words.
 
   
Criteria:
Please provide responses for the criteria listed below. Each response is limited to 150 words.
1. When and why was the paper recycling program established?
2. How is the paper recycling program administered and who administers it?
3. How are students, educators, faculty, and custodial staff educated about the paper recycling program?
4. What partnerships (community, business, non-profit) have been formed to promote paper recycling, and with what results?
5. How are the program's improvements measured (financial, amount collected, and/or participation)?
6. How is the program's cost-effectiveness tracked?
7. What makes your paper recycling program unique?

Supporting Materials:
If you have more than one attachment, please email materials to recycling@afandpa.org.
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How did you learn about this award? (optional)
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One way that AF&PA recognizes outstanding paper recycling programs is to feature best practice case studies on the paperrecycles.org website. In order to do that, AF&PA reserves the right to use, reproduce, edit, or publish the submitted information for any purpose. By submission of this form, you agree that AF&PA has the right to use any portion of your entry, name, and likeness.

If you would prefer to mail in your entry and supporting materials, please download the entry form and send to:

AF&PA Recycling Awards
American Forest & Paper Association
ATTN: Rashida Holmes
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC  20036