Earth Day Photo Contest

2026 OKRA 4th Annual Earth Day Photo Contest

Send in your pictures before April 15th and show us how you participate in one of all of the 7 R's of Recycling:

  • Reduce
  • Reuse
  • Recycle
  • Rethink
  • Refuse
  • Repair
  • Rot

Email pictures in jpeg or png format to info@recycleok.org. Please tell us which "R" your picture represents.

Pictures will be shared on the OKRA website and social media. Participants will be put in a drawing for a free registration to the 2026 OKRA Conference.

1st place = complementary registration to 2026 OKRA Recycling Conference, OKRA T-shirt, OKRA Bag, OKRA phone stand

2nd place = OKRA T-shirt, OKRA Bag, OKRA phone stand

3rd place = OKRA Bag, OKRA phone stand

 

Winners will be announced April 22nd

2025 OKRA 3rd Annual Earth Day Photo Contest

 

The results are in-here are the 2025 Earth Day photo contest winners! We want to thank everyone who submitted photos into our contest this year. It truly is amazing seeing our followers being so creative on a daily basis and not just Earth Day. 

 

In first place, we have Kristina Higginbotham in the Reuse category with her Duck Island. Her husband repurposed pallets, plastic barrels, and greenhouse metal shelving to make a floating duck island for their pond. 

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In first place, we have Kristina Higginbotham in the Reuse category with her Duck Island. Her husband repurposed pallets, plastic barrels, and greenhouse metal shelving to make a floating duck island for their pond. 

In second place, we have Sarah White with in the Recycling category with her Hot Girl Guide. She starts off with showing off some books that allow us to educate ourselves on different sustainable methods and environmentalism. She goes on to reduce by eliminating the use of disposable/single use paper towels and instead switch to a zero waste washable alternative. The last picture showcases how she reuses by bringing her own bags when grocery shopping.  

In third place, we have Holly Turnball submitting a project for her grandfather-in-law’s garden in the Reuse category. “His latest creation beautifully exemplifies ingenuity and a commitment to resourcefulness. Faced with an old, non-functional side-by-side refrigerator destined for disposal, he envisioned a new purpose for it: a raised garden bed for his wife. He skillfully repurposed the refrigerator's sturdy structure as the base and then artfully crafted a charming wooden exterior using discarded privacy fence pickets, creating a visually appealing and functional garden box. Going a step further in his resourceful endeavors, he also incorporated a cast-off cow mineral tub from a local rancher to provide additional space for his vegetable plants.” 

 

Our honorable mention is Kellie Cooper-Turner in the Reuse category with her Duvet Robe. “I love making clothes from reused sheets, tablecloths and curtains. This is a robe I made from an old duvet cover.” 

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2024 OKRA Photo Contest Winning Entries

In celebration of Earth Month OKRA held its 2nd annual picture contest, “ Show us how you Reduce, Reuse or Recycle.” Pictures had depict one of these actions and the photographer had to  include which category it fit.

Congratulations to the 2024 winning entries!

Recycle Category

1st Place - Travis Hinshaw

This picture highlights one of the many ways Travis recycles cardboard on his 80 acre farm in Rose Oklahoma. This one is for gardening, where he recently spread some morel mushroom spores along a creek that runs through their property. They used this cardboard box to retain moisture for the mushrooms in getting their start.

Reuse Category