Winners of Cans for Cash Contest Challenge Announced

The winners of the seventh annual Cans for Cash: City Recycling Challenge have been announced. The winners were presented with their awards during the U.S. Conference of Mayors 79th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. Jan. 21.

Through the program, sponsored by Novelis, Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, cities compete in a month-long challenge to see which cities collect the most aluminum cans. During the competition held October, 2010, 36 cities collected more than 107 million UBCs. Since the start of the program, more than 793 million UBCs have been collected and recycled.

Awards are handed out in three categories: Most Cans Collected, Most Innovative Campaign and Most Innovative Campaign with KAB. The Most Cans Collected category is determined by the ratio of the city population to the total pounds of cans recycled. Cities recognized for Most Cans Collected each will receive $5,000, and are:

•             First Place            Fontana, Calif.

•             Second Place     Milwaukee, Wis.

•             Third Place          Richmond, Ind.

•             Fourth Place       University City, Mo.

Four cities received $5,000 each for originality in public education and awareness campaigns.

•             First Place            Canfield Village, Ohio

•             Second Place     Bowling Green, Ky.

•             Third Place          Hollywood, Fla.

•             Fourth Place       Irvine, Calif.

The Cans for Cash challenge also recognized creative partnerships between cities and local KAB affiliates. The winning cities received $5,000, while the associated KAB affiliate received $2,500.

•             First Place            Sidney, Neb.     

•             Second Place     Mobile, Ala. 

•             Third Place          Brownwood, Texas