Elmer's Drives Recycling Initiative
Throughout the school year, participating teachers and students, currently representing more than 23,000 classrooms in all 50 states, collect empty glue bottles and glue sticks to be recycled. After received, the empties will be recycled at specialty locations throughout the
Teachers are encouraged to submit award entries detailing the most creative and innovative ways they integrated recycling into classroom lessons and activities for a chance to win prizes. The grand prize classroom wins trees planted in a national forest in their honor, a tree planting at their school and an Elmer's arts and crafts prize pack for each student in the class. Teachers also have an opportunity to win hundreds of other classroom prizes.
Bruce MacDougall, president and CEO of Elmer's, says "This program builds on our commitment to further protect the environment and educate elementary school-aged children about sustainable practices, which make our communities a better place to live, learn and create."