{"id":589777,"date":"2022-02-18T08:21:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=589777"},"modified":"2022-03-21T10:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:24:04","slug":"ultimate-battery-collecting-champions-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/my-missions\/ultimate-battery-collecting-champions-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Battery-Collecting Champions for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Hm\u2026where did I put that thing\u2026is it over\nhere?… There it is! Oh, don\u2019t mind me! I was just looking for my big neon Congratulations\nsign. Hang on, let me just turn it on\u2026 There we go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But who are we congratulating? Well,\nthat would be all of the kids who participated in our Battery Blitz School\nContests in 2021. Can you believe that together, you collected over 10 tons (9,174 kg) of used\nbatteries? That\u2019s the weight of about 10 rhinos! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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But which school has claimed the title of<\/strong> Ultimate Battery Collecting Champions for 2021?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Earth Month Spring Contest<\/strong> The spring contest was all about Prince Edward Island. 8 schools across the province competed to collect the most batteries in three weeks. These schools were definitely up to the task! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top Three Schools:<\/strong> Eliot River Elementary: 2203 kg West Royalty Elementary: 966 kg Morell Consolidated: 499 kg <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Waste Reduction Week Fall Contest<\/strong> For the fall, we returned to Prince Edward Island, but also added Manitoba and BC to the mix! This time there were 20 schools competing, and wow, did they ever crush this contest! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top Three Schools:<\/strong> Eliot River Elementary (PEI): 927 kg Alberton School (PEI): 790 kg O’Leary Elementary (PEI): 463 kg <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Ultimate winner: Eliot River Elementary<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Coming in first in BOTH contests, the\nwinner is none other than Eliot River Elementary! Their battery collection for\nthe year weighted 3,130 kg (about 3 rhinos), earning them more than $6,000 in\ncash prizes! AMAZING JOB!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A big shout out to the other schools who showed off their expert battery-recycling skills as well! <\/strong> PEI:<\/strong> Belfast Consolidated, Central Queens Elementary, Donagh Regional School, Elm Street Elementary, Montague Consolidated, Parkdale Elementary, West Kent Elementary, and West Royalty Elementary Manitoba:<\/strong> Al Hijra Islamic, Bertrun E. Glavin, Bird’s Hill, John de Graff, Mulvey School, and Prince Edward BC:<\/strong> Alcuin College, Bibleway Christian, Boundary Elementary, Brentwood Park, Cawston Primary, and Vancouver College <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s give a big round of applause to Eliot River Elementary for being the Ultimate Battery Collecting Champions for 2021! <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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