Second Row: Michael Crudele, Phoenix Black, Flint Erickson, Matthew Whitmeyer, Lucus Picard, Parsh Verma, Erik Bradshaw
Third Row: Griffin Wolf, Benjamin Lutz, Zayden Woodhouse, Taylan Uludag, William Holland, Ethan Hocking, Aaron McCann, Chris DEiCorpo, Scott Dayton, Levi Fitzpatrick, James LeHay (Linda Hocking photo)
The Pomperaug High School Robotics Team FRC 2064 is ready to kick off its 2025-2026 season and will hold an EyeRecycle bottle drive fundraising event on Sunday, November 2 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at 800 Main Street South.
The team does not receive funding from the Region 15 School District and relies on sponsors, grants and community donations to cover the costs of parts and tools, as well as competition costs.
By donating and/or sponsoring the 2064 Panther Project, the support will help the team compete, and will demonstrate a commitment to STEM education and youth development.
Earlier this year, the team competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) REEFSCAPE, where students designed, built and programmed robots to take on ocean-themed challenges.
Participants should note that EyeRecycle now requires aluminum cans to be in separate bags from the plastic bottles. Sort plastic bottles by size: under 1 liter, 1 liter, and 2 liters. Glass bottles must be brought in cardboard boxes to avoid breakage.
Items Not Accepted: High Noons, Surfside, Nutrl, any spirit-based seltzers, or special craft-brewery IPAs, because they have not contracted with the state redemption centers, and they must be redeemed at the point of sale. Five-gallon milk jugs, wine or liquor bottles are also not accepted.
Sustainable Southbury also accepts inkjet printer cartridges (not laser). The small proceeds earned from recycling printer cartridges benefit Sustainable Southbury.
For information on presorting instructions and the express lane, visit https://www.sustainablesouthbury.org/eye-recycle-event or email info@sustainablesouthbury.org.
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