The 2025/26 Return-It School Contest Results Are In! 

With another successful school year coming to a close, Return-It is proud to celebrate the outstanding schools recognized in the 2025/26 Return-It School Program Story Contest. Across British Columbia, students, staff and communities demonstrated how recycling can support both environmental stewardship and meaningful school initiatives. Their inspiring stories highlight the positive impact that collective action can have both inside and outside the classroom.

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The 2025 Return-It School Contest Results Are In

As students across BC enjoy their summer break, Return-It is excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Return-It School Program Story Contest.

For 25 years, the Return-It School Program has provided environmental education, motivating students to embrace recycling and its significant impact on the environment. Annually, students from across British Columbia channel their creativity and commitment to environmental stewardship into presenting their recycling success stories, competing for the $5,000 cash prize. The contest aims to inspire and empower future leaders on the importance of recycling and how sustainability can be a part of whichever path they take in the future.

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The 2024 Return-It School Contest Results Are In

As the anticipation and excitement of summer break for students across BC grows, Return-It is equally excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Return-It School Program Story Contest.

For 24 years, the Return-It School Program has served as a cornerstone of environmental education, motivating numerous students to embrace recycling and its significant impact on the environment. Annually, students from across British Columbia channel their creativity and commitment to environmental stewardship into presenting their recycling success stories, competing for the $5,000 cash prize. The contest aims to inspire and empower future leaders on the importance of recycling and how sustainability can be a part of whichever path they take in the future.

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Return-It School Story Contest – 3 Months Left to Win up to $5000!

By now, we have over 200 schools registered in the 2023/2024 school year School Program and are starting to receive our first few submissions for this year’s Story Contest.

What is the Story Contest

For this unfamiliar with our Story Contest, this is an annual contest that’s open to all Return-It School registrants. All schools need to do is share with us a short essay on what your class/school did during this school year to promote the recycling of beverage containers by May 31, 2024. Keep your story to a maximum of 3 pages long, written in no smaller than 11-point font and approximately 750 words, plus photos in any layout you wish.

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Return-It School is Back – 2023/2024 School Year

Now that the summer holidays are over, we are set for an exciting new school year in BC. With this, Return-It School is also back, as we officially re-opened on August 30, 2023. Don't forget to register for this year's program if you haven't already!

When you register, you'll be able to request free recycling bins, fundraise for any projects your school or class would like, request a video presentation for your school, and get access to our online activity book where students can interactively learn about recycling.

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