by Bill Poston Partnership Elementary earned first place at the county and state levels in the K-12 school recycling competition sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and Nestlé Waters North America, The students and staff at Partnership Elementary collected 3,231 pounds of mixed office paper, cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, and polystyrene trays during a 4-week period which came to 8.7 pounds of waste recycled per capita. This provided a savings of 4.8 cubic yards of landfill space.