Expedition Academy in Green River Can Collector Winner

More than 2.3 million aluminum beverage cans by U.S. schools through a new national recycling competition sponsored by the can industry. The recycled cans, totaling more 68,000 lbs, generated more than $34,000 for school activities and other uses. With a recycling rate of 29.21 lbs (approximately 1,000 cans) per student - more than double the per capita rate of any other school - Expedition Academy in Green River was the national winner. The schools competed in the Great American Can Roundup (GACR) - School Challenge, a national competition sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), a trade association representing can makers and their suppliers. Competing schools were rated on a per capita basis, comparing the pounds of cans recycled to the number of students participating.