Waukesha County launches recycling contest

Published on: 9/27/2010

Waukesha - Waukesha County is looking for some waste-conscious folks for a friendly recycling competition during October that could win somebody a flat-screen TV and a party, or laptop and desk computers.

Karen Fiedler, the county's supervisor of solid waste programming, said the idea is to highlight new recycling opportunities like mandatory recycling of TVs, computers and other electronics, and newly recyclable cartons.

Families or households from the 25 communities who partner with Waukesha County's recycling effort can register as teams at www.ReduceYourWasteStream.info by Sunday. Teams will weigh their weekly trash and recyclables and report results - successes and obstacles - on a blog.

Fiedler said the goal is to identify actions that have the greatest impact on cutting wastes and increasing recycling, and doing so in ways that participants find easiest.