Recycle-Bowl State Champion School Hilo, Hawai‘i ~ March 27, 2015 - Hawai‘iisland schools rallied to divert campus discards from the landfill by participating in the 4th Annual Recycle-Bowl Competition on October 20-November 15, 2014. Results of this nationwide recycling competition were announced in February and an awards ceremony was held on March 11 to acknowledge the top schools statewide. Volcano School of Arts and Sciences (VSAS) Middle Public Charter School was awarded as the or recycling the most pounds per student per school over the 4 weeks of the competition.  As a first time participant in this event, VSAS students received support from teachers and staff to collect and divert a total of 984 pounds of paper, cardboard, cartons, plastics and food waste from the landfill.  Their outstanding recycling efforts earned their school a $1,000 prize award sponsored by Lex Brodie Tire Foundation on O‘ahu. Local businesses donat ... read more