FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

County Commissioners Honor Students for
America Recycles Day Posters

Port Orchard, WA - At their regular, televised meeting on Monday, November 14, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners will honor 20 local students grades Kindergarten-8 whose winning posters will appear in the 2006 America Recycles Day calendar. America Recycles Day, the national celebration that focuses public attention on the need to reduce waste by reusing, recycling, and choosing recycled-content products, is November 15.

The theme for this year’s event is “It All Comes Back To You.” In Kitsap County, all public, private, and home school K-8 grade students were invited to participate in the Kitsap County America Recycles Day poster contest. Of the 287 entries received, 13 were chosen to be included each month in the full-color 2006 America Recycles Day calendar, with the 7 honorable mention selections included in a special section.

This year’s winners include:

Cover – McKenzie Seeley, King’s West – 4th grade
 

January – William Leshley, Sylvan Way Christian School – 4th grade
 

February – Duchess Ralston – Manchester Christian Academy –
     Kindegarten

March – Sydney Brandes, Silverwood School – 3rd grade
   

April – Isabella Sellen, Woodward Middle School – 8th grade
    

May – Emma Walker, David H. Wolfle Elementary School – 5th grade
    

June – Abby Hartmann, Woodward Middle School – 7th grade
    

July – Clare Cabacungan, Orchard Heights Elementary – 6th grade
    

August – Alise McIntyre, Silverwood School – 1st grade
   

September – Kathryn Pence, King’s West – 2nd grade
   

October – Christa Edmonson, King’s West – 4th grade
  

November – Claire Neyman, Woodward Middle School – 8th grade

December – Emma Engelland, King’s West  – 2nd grade
    

In addition 7 honorable mention posters were chosen to also be included in the calendar:

Kelsey Chase, King’s West – 4th grade
   

Max Cowdery, West Hills Elementary School – 4th grade
   

Clare Mason, King’s West - 4th grade
   

Madison Munro, Woodlands Elementary School - 4th grade
  

Michelle Maleski, David H. Wolfle Elementary School - 5th grade
 

Asia Voorhees, King’s West - 6th grade
 

Mitchell Keeton, Woodward Middle School – 8th grade
 

This years’ winning and honorable mention posters can be seen on the Solid Waste Division website at www.kitsapgov.com/sw, and will be on display in the Kitsap County Public Works Building lobby across the street from the Courthouse until November 30. Following the Commissioner’s meeting a reception honoring the winners will be held at the Givens Community Center.

Additional information about the Solid Waste Division, including waste reduction and recycling programs, household hazardous waste, toxic reduction, landfill oversight, and the solid waste management system in the County may be found on the Division’s web page at www.kitsapgov.com/sw or by requesting the Division’s 2004 Annual Report from The Open Line at 360-337-5777 or by e-mail at solidwaste@co.kitsap.wa.us

Facts about recycling
Recycling helps conserve energy and natural resources when recycled commodities are utilized as feedstock in the manufacture of new products. Recycling a ton of:

• newspaper saves 4,074 kilowatt hours of electricity during the manufacturing process – enough to heat about six homes for a week. Last year Kitsap County residents recycled 3,800 tons of newspaper, saving enough energy to heat 22,800 homes for a week.
•  glass saves 10 gallons of oil used in the manufacturing process. Last year Kitsap County residents recycled nearly 1,124 tons of glass, saving the equivalent of 11,238 gallons of oil during remanufacture.

In addition to saving resources, by using recycled commodities in the remanufacturing process we reduce waste and pollution and protect our environment when recycling.

• Recycling the oil from 1 oil change protects 1 million gallons of drinking water (a year’s supply for 50 people). Last year Kitsap County residents recycled 46,535 gallons of used motor oil, protecting the drinking water for 1.9 million people.

Additional information available online:

• Childrens posters online
• America Recycles website

Kitsap County Public Works
The Open Line
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
openline@co.kitsap.wa.us