We are excited to announce the 2025 ReMA Recycling Contest Winners!
The 2025 contest theme challenged participants to create a PSA detailing the hidden risks of improper battery recycling and the uncovered rewards that accompany safe and proper battery recycling methods. We received over 360 submissions from more than 475 students all across the country! On behalf of JASON Learning and ReMA, thank you students and teachers for the incredible work that went into each and every submission. See the poster and video winners, finalists, and honorable mentions below.
Poster Winner
Eleventh grader Vayda LeMere, from Clover High School in Clover, SC, created this year’s winning poster submission. Her project represented the uncovered rewards and hidden risks associated with safe and unsafe battery recycling practices.
Thank you to her teacher, Ms. Preethi Ramasamy, in the Science National Honor Society, for supporting her student in submitting this wonderful poster! Congratulations!
Video Winner
Cheyenne Joshi
Twelfth grader Cheyenne Joshi, from Clover High School in Clover, SC, created this year’s winning poster submission. Her project represented the uncovered rewards and hidden risks associated with safe and unsafe battery recycling practices.
Thank you to her teacher, Ms. Preethi Ramasamy, in the Science National Honor Society, for supporting her student in submitting this wonderful poster! Congratulations!
Honorable Mentions
Submissions who are in the Honorable Mention category scored in the top 24% of all entries.
Congratulations!
Poster Honorable Mentions
Video Honorable Mentions
Dallas Heard
Julianna Garcia
Edwin Trejo
Legend Tevis & Mitchell Jones
Logan Huang
Olivia Lim & Charlotte Lee
Allie Mierzejewski & Sadie Mangal
Giada Pastore & Elise Sullivan
Chloe Wong & Rachel Wang
Neri Hilgart & Olivia Khabir
Claire Choi & Elizabeth Kim
Chase Chang
Marco Covi & Gael Lopez
Dawson Austin & Paige Dow
Roy Lee & Noah Friedson
Leah Kim & Gabrielle Immel
Kelsey Perez & Kimaya Tatum
Joshua (JJ) Han & Max Zelaya
Arya Acharya & Ayusha Simkhada
Bruce Lee & Caleb Blount
Anthony Comottor & Russel Jones
Scarlett Lin & James Collens
Joshua Sin & Alexander Kang
Russel Ng
Christopher Erwin & Jacob Chung
Connor Warren & Mackenzie Seaman
Edward Turner
Check out our Recycling Activities Collection: Lessons and Resources for Grades K-12!
Designed in partnership with ReMA, the trade association representing the recycling industry, students explore the benefits and challenges of sustainable recycling through a variety of activities ranging from physics and chemistry to engineering and human impacts while becoming informed citizens and careful consumers.
