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2026 Contests are Full of Fun for Everyone!
Win cash prizes, awesome swag, fame, and fun experiences. Students are welcome to submit entries to all contests.
Contests are open to students K-12th grade. Our new greenSTEM challenge is for grades 7-12. Please share the info.
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2025 Contest Winners for Inspiration.
Congratulations to Ella T., an 11th grader at U32 High School as the winner of the 2025 poster art contest. Check out category winners below!
All Past PostersPrintable Poster2026 Contest infoWriting Contest Co-Winners
Kaila C., Grade 7 and Ophelia L., Grade 8 from Shelburne Central School
Congrats to Maude from Waterford Elementary. Listen to the 2024 Green Up Day Jingle winner here!
Owen W., G 3, Underhill
Grades K – 4 Category
Shea B., G 8, Shelburne
Grades 5 – 8 Category
Madalyn H., G 12, Blue Mountain
Grades 9 – 12 Category
The 2025 Video Contest
Green Up Facts
5th and 6th-grade students from Fayston Elementary School Geneva, Sylvia, Finley, Payson, Teagan, Eliza team up for an informative video about Green Up Day! Great job!
?? What to Recycle ?? • ?? How to Compost ??
Our friends at the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation have supplied these great cheat sheets to answer. If you have further questions about State guidelines visit vtrecycles.com.
Special Recycling
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Waste Not Guide
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