Hard work pays off with the Return-It School recycling program By Sandy Sigmund
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Ops Talk • Fall 2016
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ith 2016 drawing to a close, Encorp Pacific (Canada) is reminding B.C. schools that there’s still time to have fun, raise money, and help keep our environment clean with the Return-It School program. Since 2000, the Return-It School recycling program has provided schools with the tools and support to start beverage container recycling programs or boost existing ones. The program is free for any registered elementary, middle or high school in British Columbia, with two ways to participate. Schools can register as a Certified Return-It School or enter in the Return-It School contest, competing against schools across B.C. with a chance to win bonus cash prizes. More than just about recycling beverage containers, the program helps teach valuable organizational, promotional, and fundraising skills, as well as fostering environmental leadership among the students. One school that has really benefitted this year is Rossland Summit School, first-place winner of the Return-It School contest in the Elementary School, 301 – 450 student category. Students in the drama program worked tirelessly for five months raising money for an upcoming trip to New York City. Deanne, parent of one of the students, sees the trip as a great way for the students to broaden their horizons. “The drama trip to New York is an amazing opportunity for students from rural B.C. to be able to immerse themselves in a cultural experience. They are all terribly excited at the prospect of seeing not only Broadway
