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Show 1 Valley View Elementary School's Principal Randall Jensen assists students from his school in unloading the entry for the "Great Balls of Foil" contest sponsored by Reynolds Metals as part of recycling efforts in northern Utah. Reynolds reported that 64,000 students throughout Utah took part in the program. 2 Davis schools get cash prizes for 'Foil' contest By JENNIFER PETERSON Staff Writer SALT LAKE CITY Two Davis County schools received cash prizes for their recycling efforts in the Reynolds Metals "Great Balls of Foil' ' contest. Millcreek Junior High School received a $500 cash prize for its efforts in creating the largest foil ball of any Utah junior high. The MJH ball weighed in at 30 pounds Monday when the students turned their creations crea-tions in to the recycling center on 1 101 S. 700 West South Davis Junior High followed closely with a 21-pound ball which garnered the school third place and a $100 cash prize. According to Reynolds Metals, more than 64,000 students throughout Utah took part in the program which was established to encourage recycling of household aluminum foil and foil containers. Schools were judged on the average pounds recycl- ed per student at each participating school. Although not all schools won cash prizes, all schools received cash for the foil they recycled. Fox Hills Elementary School, from the Granite School District, won the $1,000 Grand Prize for its 150-pound ball of foil, the largest in the state. Although Reynolds has accepted aluminum foil, foil containers, lawn chairs, siding, downspouts, auto parts and anything else made of clean aluminum, many members of the public have only recycled aluminum cans. It seemed that the public was unaware of the spectrum of recyclable goods. "In 1991, Reynolds recycled 531 million pounds of consumer-generated aluminum, including 10.6 billion aluminum beverage cans, and paid recyclers $128 million for their efforts,' a press release stated. Recycling aluminum, Reynolds said, saves resources, reduces solid waste and saves 95 percent of the energy it would take to make the same amount of metal from ore. |
