Livermore Resident Wins Local Recycling Championship

From Waste Management

In a recycling “Sort-Off” competition held by Ready Set Recycle at the annual Earth Day celebration at the Davis Street Resource Recovery Complex in San Leandro on Sunday, Kristin Kohn of Livermore took home the grand prize of $125 for her recycling expertise.

Alameda County residents competed to see who can most quickly and accurately sort trash, recyclables, and compostables into the appropriate bins. Participants at the sort-off competed in one of three preliminary rounds; the winner of each round was presented with a $25 gift card. The winners of each preliminary round then advanced to the championship round for a chance to compete for the $125 grand prize. 

Both adults and children competed in the event to cheers and encouragement from the crowd. Rebecca Jewell of Waste Management gave the audience tips on how to avoid common recycling mistakes between rounds. Throughout the day, attendees of the Earth Day celebration had the chance to join tours of the Waste Management facility to further their recycling knowledge. 

The recycling sort-off was held as part of Ready Set Recycle’s continuing efforts to raise awareness and encourage proper sorting of compostable and recyclable material, and to minimize the amount of waste sent to landfills. Throughout the year, StopWaste’s Ready Set Recycle prize crew travels ahead of garbage trucks across the county, randomly selects trash bins, sorts their contents, and rewards households with the least amount of recyclables and compostables in the trash.