U.S. Coast Guard Academy retains first place in second annual inter-academy recycling contest

For the second year, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) has received top honors in the Great American Can Roundup's (GACR) Commander-in-Chief's Challenge. As the top recycling service academy for the 2014-2015 challenge, all 896 cadets of the USCGA's eight companies participated in the competition to recycle more than 3,100 aluminum beverage cans. The USCGA won a trophy and $3,000.

Sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), the GACR spreads awareness of the environmental benefits of recycling aluminum cans. The challenge ran from Nov. 15, 2014, through March 15, 2015, with more than 388,600 cans recycled overall.