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Congratulations to all participating Horry County fourth graders for recycling plastic, metal and newspaper in the 2008-09 Talkin' Trash Contest. The grand total for all participating schools for this six-month contest was 151,357 lbs. (75.68 tons). Thank you to everyone for making this a huge success! The Talkin' Trash Recycling Contest will start again in the 2009-2010 school year.

Here are the 2008-09 Grand Prize Winners!
Red ~ Kingston Elementary
White ~ Lakewood Elementary
Blue ~ Myrtle Beach Intermediate

Fourth graders have been "Talkin' Trash" for nine years in Horry County. This countywide contest encourages fourth grade students to recycle at school and in their community.

How the Contest Works:

Each month a different recyclable is collected by the students at school. The school that recycles the most items that month wins. The contest is open to any public school in Horry County with fourth grade classes. Each participating school receives a special container (an 8-yard dumpster) to collect their recyclables. Each school is judged based on the number of pounds collected per fourth grade student per month. There are three categories of schools based on the number of fourth grade students at each of the schools.

Monthly School Winners and Prizes:

Every month, the winning school from each of the three categories will receive a plaque, a monthly prize for their school and a visit from the Talkin' Trash crew! The students will also get a chance to appear on television. To see the winning schools on TV 13, please visit the SCNOW.com Talkin' Trash webpage.

Grand Prize School Winners and Prizes:

The top three schools that demonstrate the most recycling during the course of the Talkin' Trash contest will be deemed the Grand Prize winners and the fourth graders from those schools will go on a fun-filled educational field trip to Ripley's Aquarium. Lunch and transportation will be provided.

Place that month's recyclables in this lime green dumpster at your school. You may bag the recyclables and place the bagged recyclables in the container.
The Talkin' Trash container will be emptied during the open weeks in between each material. Please do not add more material during that time. You can start placing the new recyclable of the month in the Talkin' Trash container on the scheduled day that material starts. If you need extra pick-ups, please call (843) 347-1651 for your Talkin' Trash container to be emptied before the end of the month. We will try to empty your container, if our collection schedule allows.


School Categories
Please note that not all schools listed participate in the Talkin' Trash program. Call your school to find out.

Red: (up to 99 students)

Burgess Elementary
Daisy Elementary
Green Sea Floyd Elem
Homewood Elementary
Kingston Elementary
Midland Elementary
Palmetto Bays Elementary
Socastee Elementary

White: (100 - 125 students)

Aynor Elementary
Conway Elementary
Lakewood Elementary
Loris Elementary
Pee Dee Elementary
Seaside Elementary
South Conway Elementary
St. James Elementary
Waccamaw Elementary

Blue: (over 126 students)

Bridgewater Academy
Carolina Forest Elementary
Forestbrook Elementary
Myrtle Beach Intermediate
North Myrtle Beach Interm.
Ocean Bay Elementary

Schools will be disqualified for the remainder of the program if containers are contaminated with anything other than what is being collected that month.
 
2008-09 Monthly Winners lbs. Per Student/Total
October (Newspaper) - 55,188 lbs. total
Red Socastee Elementary 66/6570
White Conway Elementary 33/3285
Blue Myrtle Beach Intermediate 21/5475
November (Plastic) - 13,914 lbs. total
Red Kingston Elementary 28/2340
White Lakewood Elementary 13/1591
Blue Carolina Forest Elementary 5/702
December (Aluminum & Tin) - 9,608 lbs. total
Red Kingston Elementary 15/1224
White Loris Elementary 12/1316
Blue Carolina Forest Elementary 4/520
January (Newspaper) - 48,180 lbs. total
Red Kingston Elementary 66/5475
White Conway Elementary 37/3723
Blue Myrtle Beach Intermediate 27/7008
February (Plastic) - 13,572 lbs. total
Red Kingston Elementary 28/2,340
White Lakewood Elementary 12/1,474
Blue Carolina Forest Elementary 7/1,006
March (Aluminum & Tin) - 10,894 lbs. total
Red Burgess Elementary 11/1,010
White Lakewood Elementary 15/1,836
Blue Carolina Forest Elementary 6/918

Watch the Talkin' Trash monthly winners at:
www.scnow.com


2008-09 Grand Prize Winners
  • Red - Kingston Elementary
  • White - Lakewood Elementary
  • Blue - Myrtle Beach Intermediate
 
    Total Recycled For Talkin' Trash

  • 2008-09 = 151,357 lbs./75.68 tons
  • 2007-08 = 84,481 lbs./42.24 tons
  • 2006-07 = 100,891 lbs./50.45 tons
  • 2005-06 = 104,949 lbs./52.47 tons
  • 2004-05 = 77,911 lbs./38.96 tons
  • 2003-04 = 68,413 lbs./34.21 tons
  • 2002-03 = 43,185 lbs./21.59 tons
  • 2001-02 = 48,663 lbs./24.33 tons
  • 2000-01 = 62,858 lbs./31.43 tons

Talkin' Trash Contest Rules and Responsibilities:

    Your School's Responsibilities:

  1. We agree to routinely check our container and will remove any contamination promptly.
  2. We agree to abide by the Collection Schedule as shown in the Talkin' Trash flyer.
  3. We agree to promptly notify the SWA if we will need an additional service call (empty) before the end of the Collection Schedule.
  4. We understand if our container is contaminated more than once, during the course of a month, our school may be eliminated from the competition for that month.
  5. We understand that if our container is contaminated on more than one occasion during the year our school may be eliminated for the remainder of the year's competition.
  6. We understand that if our container is contaminated we may be responsible for having it emptied by the Horry County School District.
  7. We understand that the monthly winner is based on the total amount of material recycled per student.
  8. We understand that SWA staff will utilize estimated weights and volumes when determining monthly winners.
    Horry County Solid Waste Authority Responsibilities:

  1. We agree to do our best to supply additional service to the Talkin' Trash container, if requested at least one week before the end of the Collection Schedule for that month.
  2. We agree to accurately and fairly judge.
  3. We agree to routinely monitor your container and notify you immediately of any contamination.
  4. We agree to give you 48 hours to remove the contamination before eliminating your school from that month's competition. If your school removes the contamination, within the 48 hour time frame, we agree not to eliminate your school from the competition.


Horry County Solid Waste Authority · P.O. Box 1664 Conway, South Carolina 29528-1664 Phone: 843-347-1651 · Fax: 843-347-3653 · web site: www.solidwasteauthority.org

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