Recycle Colorado's Poster Contest

All of Colorado’s K-12 students are invited each year to showcase their artistic talent and commitment to diverting waste by participating in Recycle Colorado’s Annual Poster Contest. This year's theme was "Thank you Waste Diversion Teams!". While the contest is complete, you can still download the resources on upcycling and more on our "For Kids" page. 

Participating Schools, Organizations, and Students
The participation certificate for each student who submitted a poster is included in the  for the 2025 Poster Contest Participant Packet. Please download the document below and print out the certificate for each student. 

Download Poster Contest Participant Packet

El certificado de participación de cada estudiante que presentó un póster se incluye en el Paquete de Participantes del Concurso de Pósteres 2025. Descargue el documento a continuación e imprima el certificado para cada estudiante.

Descargar el paquete para participantes del concurso de carteles en español

Congrats to our Winners of the 2025 Poster Contest

Kindergarten-2nd Grade

Paula Villamizar
1st Place: Paula Villamizar

Danna Cuevas Madera
2nd Place: Danna Cuevas Madera

Primrose Mosko & Sophia Laudon
3rd Place: Primrose Mosko & Sophia Laudon

3rd-4th Grade

Enoch Park
1st Place: Enoch Park

Aukele Kahana
2nd Place: Aukele Kahana

ZoeyGrace Chapman
3rd Place: ZoeyGrace Chapman

5th-6th Grade

Luca Filippini
1st Place: Luca Filippini

Olivia Lord
2nd Place: Olivia Lord

Amaya Alexander
3rd Place: Amaya Alexander

 7th-8th Grade

Chelsea Gorman
1st Place: Chelsea Gorman

Easton Adamson
2nd Place: Easton Adamson

Hosanna Vargas
3rd Place: Hosanna Vargas

9th-12th Grade

Hana Pacheco Rubio
1st place: Hana Pacheco Rubio

Luke Yeh
2nd Place: Luke Yeh

Ethan Kim
3rd Place: Ethan Kim

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Greensheen Paint City of Grand JunctionEco-Cycle Town of Vail Rehrig Pacific Company

 

2024 Poster Contest

Last year's theme was "Trash to Treasure". We asked students to showcase their artistic talent and commitment by demonstrating the possibilities of upcycling. Read about last year's contest by clicking the button below.