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Press Release
Hudson County Crayon Recycling Contest Winners Announced
The results are in! The Hudson County Improvement Authority’s (HCIA) 10th Annual Crayon Recycling Contest was once again a huge success, with Hudson County students donating approximately 2,564 pounds of crayons! This year 48 schools participated in this worthwhile recycling contest.
The Winners Are…
CRAYON CONTEST RESULTS - by Percentage
| MUNICIPALITY |
SCHOOL |
LBS./STUDENT |
TOWN PLACE |
| Bayonne |
Mary J. Donohoe School
John M. Bailey School
Little Lamb Preschool
All Saints Catholic Academy
Midtown Community School
Horace Mann School
Lincoln Community School
Washington Community School
8 schools |
2.278
2.120
0.271
0.192
0.111
0.097
0.089
0.030
0.131 |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 |
| Guttenberg |
Anna L. Klein School
1 school |
0.062
0.062
|
1 |
| Harrison |
Lincoln School
Hamilton School
2 schools |
0.468
0.255
0.403 |
1
2 |
| Hoboken |
Calabro Elementary
Hoboken Catholic Academy
Hola - Hoboken Dual Language Charter
3 schools |
0.324
0.307
0.125
0.258 |
1
2
3 |
| Jersey City |
St. Joseph School
PS # 15
PS # 31
Our Lady of Mercy Academy
P. S. # 23
Nicolaus Copernicus School PS # 25
It Takes a Village
St. Aloysius Elementary Academy
Joseph H. Brensinger School PS #17
Alexander D. Sullivan School P.S. # 30
P. S. # 38
11 schools |
0.645
0.500
0.240
0.202
0.166
0.140
0.130
0.088
0.083
0.065
0.017
0.090 |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11 |
| Kearny |
Mater Dei Academy
Garfield Elementary School
Lincoln School
Roosevelt School
Washington School
5 schools |
0.272
0.229
0.171
0.130
0.111
0.172 |
1
2
3
4
5 |
| North Bergen |
Little Red Apple Preschool
Horace Mann School
Franklin School
McKinley School
4 schools |
5.400
0.343
0.085
0.083
0.190 |
1
2
3
4 |
| Secaucus |
Clarendon School
1 school |
0.223
0.223 |
1 |
| Union City |
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
St. Augustine School
Woodrow Wilson School
Gilmore School
George Washington School
Robert Waters School
Hudson Elementary School
7 schools |
0.339
0.259
0.111
0.088
0.050
0.030
0.020
0.071 |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 |
| Weehawken |
Roosevelt School
Daniel Webster School
2 schools |
0.176
0.064
0.116
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1
2 |
| West New York |
PS # 2
Children's Garden School
PS # 1
St. Joseph of the Palisades Elementary
4 schools |
4.615
0.157
0.147
0.116
0.197 |
1
2
3
4 |
Special Awards to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Crayon Recycling in Hudson County
Longevity Awards
The following schools have participated the longest:
| 8 Years |
Hoboken |
Calabro School |
| 9 Years |
Secaucus |
Clarendon School |
| 9 Years |
Secaucus |
Huber Street School |
| 9 Years |
Union City |
Jefferson Elementary School |
| 10 Years |
Bayonne |
Midtown Community School |
| 10 Years |
Jersey City |
Joseph H. Brensinger School |
Most Crayons
The following schools have recycled more than 500 pounds of crayons:
| 1,765 # |
Secaucus |
Clarendon School |
| 1,460 # |
Bayonne |
Midtown Community School |
| 1,386 # |
Secaucus |
Huber Street School |
| 952 # |
Jersey City |
Joseph H. Brensinger School |
| 788 # |
North Bergen |
Horace Mann School |
| 756 # |
Harrison |
Lincoln School |
| 747 # |
West New York |
P.S. # 3 |
| 679 # |
West New York |
P.S. # 5 |
| 621 # |
Kearny |
Garfield School |
Highest Pounds Per Student
The following schools have averaged more than 1/5 pound of crayons per student:
| 2.944 |
North Bergen |
Little Red Apple Preschool |
| 0.397 |
Harrison |
Hamilton School |
| 0.323 |
Secaucus |
Clarendon School |
| 0.293 |
Secaucus |
Huber Street School |
| 0.291 |
Harrison |
Lincoln School |
| 0.278 |
West New York |
P.S. # 3 |
| 0.265 |
Jersey City |
P.S. # 15 |
| 0.248 |
West New York |
P.S. # 2 |
| 0.240 |
Jersey City |
Nicolas Copernicus School |
| 0.239 |
West New York |
P.S. # 5 |
| 0.238 |
Kearny |
Mater Dei Academy |
| 0.221 |
Union City |
St. Augustine |
| 0.209 |
Hoboken |
Calabro School |
About America Recycles Day and Crayon Recycling
America Recycles Day, celebrated on November 15th each year, encourages participants to recycle, to reduce waste, to buy recycled products and to become advocates for recycling initiatives.
In Hudson County, the HCIA, hosted the 10th Annual Crayon Recycling Contest for students in Hudson County public, private and parochial schools to celebrate America Recycles Day.
To date, our youngsters have collected over 11.17 tons of old, broken crayons that have been recycled into brand new “crazy-colored” crayons for their use.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, recycling trends continue to experience positive growth as municipalities across the country implement programs that foster environmental stewardship.
"The steps that our county school children have taken through the Crayon Recycling Contest demonstrate the impact that even little measures, such as collecting a few stray crayons from around the house, can have on our environment at large," said HCIA Chief Executive Officer Norman Guerra.
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