BRUNSWICK — Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School placed third in the first “Maine Recycles Championship” contest sponsored by the Maine recycling company Clynk and Hannaford.
The competition included more than 50 schools in various tiers competing to collect and recycle the most bottles and cans through April 29.
The Lincoln Academy Climate Action Club placed first, and the Mallett School PTA placed second in the competition.
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School competed against other schools with enrollments of more than 400 students. Brunswick students will receive $500 for the third place finish, and each school also receives all proceeds from returnables processed during the contest.
According to the Clynk website, the 662-student school recycled 18,451 containers as a part of the contest.
Final standings in the competition can be viewed online at the Clynk website at http://ow.ly/9VFvm.
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