2025 Contest Winners!

Winners of the 2025 New York Recycles! Poster Contest received the honor of having their artwork displayed in the 2026 calendar, a framed copy of their poster, and other prizes.  Winners and two family members are invited to the NYSAR³ Annual Recycling Conference in Cooperstown, NY and given a chance to present their artwork and what it means to them, if they chose. Their posters were displayed during the Annual Awards Luncheon.

2026 Calendar

The winners for the 2026 Calendar are:

Grades K-3 

Katie Amaya - Oak Park Elementary School, Brentwood, NY

Corin Nofi - PS 9, Brooklyn, NY

Niko Kita - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY

Grades 4-5

Taylor Grace Camilleri - Fulmar Road Elementary School, Mahopac, NY

Patrick Acierno - Birchwood Intermediate School, Huntington Station, NY

Emily Rosenblat - Glenmont Elementary School, Glenmont, NY

Stella Yoder - Lenape Elementary School, New Paltz, NY

Grades 6-9

Ana Escobar - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY

Ashley Bonilla Aguilar - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY

Sebastian Avila - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY

Heaven Videa Arriaza - East Middle School, Brentwood, NY

Grades 10-12

Megan Braithwaite - Victor Senior High School, Victor, NY

You Wu - Jericho High School, New York City, NY

Honorable Mentions

Prisha Hooda - PS 6, New York City, NY

Sorena Sorenson - South Kortright Central School, South Kortright, NY

Dua Gondal - PS 212, Brooklyn, NY

Javiera Rodriquez - PS 212, Brooklyn, NY