We are excited to announce the 2025 South Carolina SCASA-JASON-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 35 submissions from more than 40 students all across South Carolina! On behalf of JASON Learning, SCASA, and ReMA, thank you students and teachers for the incredible work that went into each and every submission. See the poster and video winners and honorable mentions below.

Overall Poster Winner

Vayda LeMere

Clover High School
Clover, SC

Grade K-4 Poster Winner

Mkinli Hardware

Lee Central Elementary School
Bishopville, SC

Grade 5-8 Poster Winner

Dhaani Dyal

Forest Lake Elementary School
Columbia, SC

Grade 9-12 Poster Winner

Melany Baez Fallas

Clover High School
Clover, SC

Overall Video Winner

Cheyenne Joshi

Clover High School
Clover, SC

Grade K-4 Video Winners

Kayvionna Gilbert & Anthony Hough

Lee Central Elementary School
Bishopville, SC

Grade 5-8 Video Winners

Legend Tevis & Mitchell Jones

Forest Lake Elementary School
Columbia, SC

Grade 9-12 Video Winners

Connor Matthew Warren & Makenzie Faith Seaman

Clover High School
Clover, SC

Honorable Mentions

Submissions who are in the Honorable Mention category scored in the top 40% of all entries.

Click each image to see the full poster submission. 

Congratulations! 

Dallas Heard

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.