Reducing landfill waste is the focus of the annual Keep Golden Isles Beautiful 2019 School Recycling Challenge and the public is invited to support local schools in this endeavor, which ends Oct. 18.   “This year’s challenge again focuses on three items not accepted in our local recycling programs: oral care products, pens/highlighters/markers and cereal bags,” said Keep Golden Isles Beautiful Executive Director Lea King-Badyna. “By recycling these used items that are normally tossed in the trash, we are able to make an immediate impact on waste reduction.”   Partners in Education, PTAs, businesses and members of the public are invited to take part in the challenge as well by collecting and donating used oral care products, pens/highlighters/markers and cereal bags to participating local public, private and home schools and institutions of higher education. Simply contact Keep Golden Isles Beautiful to verify a school’s Challenge participation and then arrange to drop collected items at schools no later than Oct. 18.   The collected items will be recycled via TerraCycle, an organization focusing on non-traditional recycling and eliminating the idea of waste.   “Again this year the streamlined process makes it easy for participating teachers and schools to concentrate their challenge efforts and contributions towards community stewardship,” said King-Badyna. “We hope schools will find the experience so easy and fun that they will continue recycling non-traditional items via TerraCycle or our office even after this year’s challenge is over.”   The challenge is made possible by a Hello GoodBuy community grant. For challenge information, to verify school participation or to register for the 2019 School Recycling Challenge, contact Keep Golden Isles Beautiful at info.kbgib@gmail.com or 912-279-1490.