Community Involvement
Trex Recycling Challenge
Doing our part to keep plastic film out of the landfills and local waterways!
What does that mean you ask?? That is how much plastic Moscow Charter School students have weighed and recycled, with the help of our families and community members, through the Trex Recycling Challenge since the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year!
"Trex® was founded on the premise that ingenuity can help extract value from what was once seen as waste. In creating this turnkey program for schools, we provide students with a better understanding and appreciation for the importance of recycling by demonstrating how small, everyday efforts can translate into a tangible product and successful business."
Bryan Fairbanks, President and CEO of Trex®
Through the Trex Recycling Challenge schools compete against other schools in their category to collect the most plastic film. A school volunteer then weighs and keeps record of the amount of film that is recycled each month. The weight is recorded monthly with Trex. The recycled film is then taken to a participating retailer each month. Thank you Safeway, Winco and the Moscow Recycle Center for being our plastic film recycling retail partners! The winners, who are announced on Earth Day, are awarded a bench made out of the Trex material that is created from this recycled plastic film.
Our Journey and Impact on the Community
Recycle 2 Win Challenge
The Recycle 2 Win challenge will soon be upon us!! Last year, the total weight of 7,785 lbs (our best yet) earned us 2nd place in the challenge. We are shooting for 1st place again this year and have set a goal of 10,000lbs! Please bring in your plastic film and help us reach this goal and win the competition!!
Here is a link to the challenge website:
Highlights from 2022:
The plastic film above is what we are looking for. These items will help us with the challenge!! They can be dropped during school hours at 1723 E F Street to be added to our weight for the competition....or you can always drop it off the first Saturday of the month at the Moscow Recycle Center and help keep plastic film out of our landfills and waterways!
Join us! Find out how you can enter the challenge or learn more about the program:
Check out this link!!
or
Email Ms. Bonzo:
MCS Recycling Highlights:
2022-2023: We held pretty steady with our annual recycling total for the school year ending at 9,309 total pounds! Thank you students and families for keeping plastic film recycling a priority! We came in 2nd place in the Trex Recycle 2 Win Challenge this year with a total of 7,785lbs.
2021-2022: Thank you students and families for making this the best year yet! We ended the competition with a total of 7,735lbs of recycled plastic film! We won first place in the Trex Challenge as well as the Recycle 2 Win challenge! Just because the competitions have stopped doesn't mean the recycling does...keep bringing in that plastic film! We recycled 9,490 for the school year!!
2020-2021: We came in 1st place against even more participating schools in the Northwest Region. We recycled 3,640 lbs and received a Trex Bench!
2019-2020: We came in 1st place competing against 23 schools in the Northwest region. We recycled 6,315 lbs and received a Trex bench! We also helped establish the first Saturday of the month collection program through the Moscow Recycle Center for the community!
2018-2019: We came in second competing against 18 schools in the Northwest region. We recycled 1201lbs and received a Trex planter box!
Moscow Recycling Center Totals:
2020: The Moscow community recycled approximately 25,000lbs!
2021: The Moscow community recycled approximately 29,000lbs! Way to go, we beat last year!
2022: The Moscow community recycled 28,300lbs! Nice job!!
2023: The Moscow community has recycled 6,960lbs so far this year!
