Pueblo resident Tia Hays and her family are taking part in a free, national recycling program in partnership with TerraCycle, sponsored by Entenmann’s Little Bites snacks.
The Hays family is part of a nationwide collection drive that reached the milestone of 2 million snack pouches diverted from the waste stream.
Along with the ecological boost, collectors earn points that can be redeemed for cash donations to the non-profit or school of the collector’s choice.
“We are collecting for North Mesa Elementary School,” said Tia Hays. “I am excited about this recycling program and the impact it can have, not only from a global recycling perspective but also for the local impact it will have by bringing donation funds back to our school.”
The two companies are working together to reduce snack pouch build up in landfills and convert it to money for NPOs.
From TerraCycle: Meriden organization The Inspired Soles is kicking off the new year with good habits and keeping snack pouches out of of landfills. Through a free, national recycling program in partnership with TerraCycle, sponsored by Entenmann’s Little Bites®, The Inspired Soles has helped the nationwide collection reach the milestone of 2 million snack pouches diverted from the waste stream. Along with keeping the pouches out of landfills, collectors earn points that can be redeemed for cash donations to the non-profit or school of the collector’s choice. Through the efforts of collectors like The Inspired Soles, donations have just passed $35,000.
“The Inspired Soles are a multiple sclerosis walk team based out of Meriden. As a team captain, I strive to find ways to raise fund for this cause,” said The Inspired Soles Team Captain Shianne Cutler. “I noticed the TerraCycle logo on some of the Little Bites packaging and decided to do some research. Much to my surprise, not only can funds be donated to schools, but they can also be donated to non-profits. With the help of my teammates, family, friends, co-workers and community members, we were able to achieve and surpass our goal of 6 lbs; we ended up with nearly 10 lbs of Little Bites wrappers.
TerraCycle is an international recycling company that finds innovative solutions for materials not typically accepted at municipal recycling facilities. Through free recycling programs, participants collect waste and ship using a pre-paid shipping label to TerraCycle for processing. TerraCycle recycles the waste into plastic that can be used for products such as park benches, recycling bins and playgrounds.
Cutler continues, “We participate in many of the recycling brigades. I think what TerraCycle is doing an amazing thing. I love the fact that I can not only raise funds for my team, but recycle items most people would just throw away.”
“The sustainability of our future and environment are so important for the children of generations to come. Entenmann’s Little Bites feels honored and proud to stand next to TerraCycle in such an important global issue.” – Kim Bremer, Category Director.
The Entenmann’s Little Bites® Pouch Recycling Program is open to any individual, school or organization interested in reducing local landfill waste. To learn more about TerraCycle, please visit
www.terracycle.com.
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Terracycle, a New Jersey company, partners with many manufacturers to recycle packaging. Collect participating products and ship them off. Groups like Colgate, Capri Sun, Clif Bar, Entenmann’s, Brita and Glad, to name a few are involved in this program.
Many individuals are under the impression that some materials, products and forms of packaging are not recyclable by design or composition. While this is a commonly held belief among many people across the world, it is simply untrue. The real barrier preventing our most common waste streams from being recycled has to do with only one thing: economics.
Academies at Gerrard Berman Day School in Oakland is teaching students about sustainability while making a significant impact on the environment. Through use of TerraCycle programs and Zero Waste Boxes, the school helps turn waste, such as snack wrappers and old school supplies, into new plastic products. Academies at GBDS participates in TerraCycle’s free, national Brigade programs, recycling items such as Entenmann’s Little Bites packaging, Capri Sun drink pouches, Scotch tape dispensers and E-waste.
Freeland students are making a difference this school year by recycling their lunchtime waste with TerraCycle. Through participation in TerraCycle’s recycling programs, schools can turn their empty food packaging into cash. Freeland Elementary School is working with TerraCycle to collect empty applesauce pouches for recycling in the GoGo squeeZ Brigade.
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church Preschool is working with TerraCycle to collect empty applesauce pouches for recycling in the GoGo squeeZ Brigade. The school is among the top GoGo squeeZ collectors of 2015, having collected 1,360 this year. Since signing up for the program, the FUMC Preschool students have collected 4,158 pouches, earning nearly $100 for their school.
State Road Elementary School in Fenton earned nearly $100 just by recycling applesauce pouches. Students are making a difference by recycling their lunchtime waste with TerraCycle. Through participation in the recycling program, schools can turn their empty food packaging into cash.
If you are one of the many people who use PUR or Brita filters for your water, there is exciting news! Both companies have partnered with TerraCycle to create recycling programs
Cedar Forest Elementary School in Spotsylvania County is one of five winning organizations in the country that helped collect and recycle more than 2.5 million Elmer’s glue sticks and glue bottles as part of a nationwide recycling contest. In the Elmer’s Classroom Cleanup Challenge, students and teachers sent their empty glue sticks and glue bottles to TerraCycle through the Elmer’s Glue Crew Brigade. “They were able to help the environment and earn money for the charity of their choice,” Emma Swanson of TerraCycle noted in an email. According to a press release from TerraCycle, teachers and students at Cedar Forest took part in the program at the end of the last school year. The idea was to ensure that less classroom waste made its way into the landfill.
