For months, Michelle Halla has been collecting and shipping recyclables across the country as part of the Recycling Rumble.For weeks now, she’s been anxiously awaiting the final tally.Much to her surprise, news arrived earlier than expected – and it was good, too.Really good.Manteca High won the national recycling contest with 6,535 recyclable items, earning $3,267.50, a 25-percent bonus and the contest’s top prize: A new Apple iPad.More than 1,150 schools and businesses competed in the contest which began in February and ended on April 30. Manteca High had hovered at or near the top throughout.Collectively, the contest kept 217,524 items out of landfills.Halla, Manteca High’s Technical Support Advisor, was appreciative of the support she received from her campus and community.“We had businesses in the city and students and parents. We had community participants who dropped things off.