![Students in Conn. with collected bottle caps.](https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/06/million-cap-challenge-191101-26-web.jpg)
Connecticut students collected nearly 4 tons of bottle caps for recycling through a collaborative effort. | Courtesy of SoundWaters
Connecticut middle school students, with help from processor UltraPoly and other entities, recently collected 2.5 million plastic caps and recycled them into end products as part of a lesson on microplastics.