America Recycles Day Billboard Contest Winner Announced

Eastbrook Middle School 8th grader, Yoselin Rodriguez, is the overall winner of the 2023 America Recycles Day Billboard Design Contest hosted by the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority’s program Target Recycling at School. The winning design will be displayed on two billboards in Whitfield County (one on Cleveland Highway and one on Glenwood Avenue) during the month of November to recognize America Recycles Day on November 15th.

2nd Overall Winner was interviewd by Channel 3 news about her artwork and particpation

Ms. Rodriguez’s design includes the phrase “I Recycle, Do You!” as one of the themes of the contest. The artwork features the Dalton Recycling Center’s mascot Recycling Bin holding his own design with a recycling bin on it in front of an earth. Surrounding the earth is a variety of items that can be recycled like a cardboard box, aluminum can, milk jug, and more. The piece is detailed and eye-catching.

The program was covered by Leah Bolling at Local 3 News. She interviewed Nancy Vega, 2nd Overall winner, a teacher participant, Mrs. Corey Orr at Eastbrook Middle, and our Recycling and Education Coordinator, Amy Hartline.

The billboard design contest, now in its fourteenth year, has 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from each school that submitted entries. The three winners, listed below, received a certificate of participation and a gift bag with items made from recycled materials. The first place overall, who is the winner of the billboard, was selected from the first-place design from each grade level. All of the classrooms that participated received free art school supplies.

Pictured from left to right are Yoselin Rodriguez, Javier Torres, and Nancy Vega.

Eastbrook Middle

1)      Yoselin Rodriguez (first overall)

2)      Nancy Vega (second overall)

3)      Javier Torres

 

New Hope Middle

1) Ashley Flores Teacher: Casey Mitchell (third overall)

2) Abby Reynosa Teacher: Darlene Morgan

3) Sophie Lofty Teacher: Darlene Morgan

 

Valley Point Middle

1) Chelsea Hernandez

2) Ashley Urbano

3) Natalia Gonzalez

Target Recycling at School provides recycling collection services and environmental education opportunities to schools in Whitfield County. For more information, call 706-278-5001 or visit www.DWSWA.org.

America Recycles Day is a community-driven event dedicated to promoting recycling awareness, commitment, and action in the U.S. through its partnership with Keep America Beautiful. It’s celebrated annually on November 15. For more information on recycling, and to take the pledge to #BeRecycled visit www.AmericaRecyclesDay.org.