Al the Can extends an invitation to your school to earn money, recycle and party.  Registration is now open at cancentral.com. During our inaugural event, schools recycled over 2.3 million cans, raising more than $34,000 in Great American Can Roundup School Challenge. Expedition Academy in Green River, Wyoming not only was number one recycling school in the state, but continues to celebrate as the national winner. We encourage you to challenge your school to see how many beverage cans they can recycle per student between America Recycles Day (November 15) and Earth Day (April 22), 2011. It's an extraordinary opportunity for schools to show their true green spirit and environmental leadership by stepping up to the Great American Can Roundup School Recycling Challenge.
 
The Can Manufacturers Institute, the national trade association of can manufacturers and their suppliers, is giving away a $1,000 per state to the top per capita school and an additional $5,000 to the top recycling school for a total of $56,000. Your school could win up to $6,000, plus the value of the cans and the chance to win $50 pizza cards. Put your school in contention by going to cancentral.com/RoundUp and register by December 15 to be eligible for the School Recycling Challenge.  There you will find everything needed to build recycling enthusiasm and rally the community for the win. 
 
At cancentral.com/RoundUp you will be able to compare your schools' recycling progress. Environmental educators will also appreciate grade appropriate, free interdisciplinary curricula and worksheets for the classroom to continue the discussion of the positive impact on the environment through aluminum can recycling.
 
We look forward to seeing your schools on the Great American Can Roundup School Challenge leader board. Please contact Jenny Day at (202) 232-4677, or by email jday@cancentral.com with any questions or ways we can help.