El Colegio Rihondo de Alcorcón sabe cómo darle una segunda vida a los residuos. Los alumnos del Colegio Rihondo de la localidad madrileña de Alcorcón recolectan sus instrumentos de escritura para darle a este tipo de desechos una solución sostenible y al mismo tiempo, conseguir dinero para una asociación sin ánimo de lucro.

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Denver resident helps nonprofit recycle non-recyclable items

Sports fans in Plainfield can get more than just exercise at the upcoming Kick It 3v3 Soccer Tournament on July 20-21. Entenmann’s Bakery, a sponsor of the sporting event, has partnered with recycling company TerraCycle to launch the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade. Entenmann’s will hand out free samples of Little Bites products, and TerraCycle will collect the empty pouches in special bins. Participants are also welcome to bring Little Bites packages from home to be collected. TerraCycle will recycle and repurpose collected pouches into innovative consumer items ranging from flowerpots to playgrounds. After the event, any school, charity, community group, organization, family or individual can sign up for the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade to collect and send TerraCycle their empty Little Bites packages. For every 2 pounds of pouches returned, TerraCycle awards points which can be used for charity gifts or converted to cash and donated to the school or nonprofit organization of the collector’s choice. Shipping is free. For more information on TerraCycle or to register for free for the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade, visit www.terracycle.com.

PINE BEACH — Officials and residents here say they have 18-year-old Lindsey Van Zile to thank for launching the campaign that led to the borough’s first $2,000 grant from Sustainable New Jersey and a new native garden at Pocket Park. “I was tired of looking at the overgrown weeds, and seeing how bad the area looked when I was riding my bike,” said the teen, who lives near the park at the corner of Riverside and Motor roads. Last year, Van Zile began going to Borough Council meetings to persuade council members to help with her quest to revitalize the park. The council agreed to pass a resolution to apply for the grant. “She (Van Zile) walks her talk,” Councilwoman Susan Coletti said of Van Zile. “She is the one who wrote the grant, and executed her plan.” “I just wanted people to be able to come here and enjoy nature, its beauty,” Van Zile said. In addition to the council’s help, Van Zile also sought the help of the American Littoral Society and its Bayscape for Barnegat Bay program. “The program was created for just that purpose, to help individuals with preserving and protecting the bay area,” said Helen Henderson, Atlantic Coast programs manager and Barnegat Bay projects director. “Anyone can participate in the programs and create native plant gardens and become stewards of the land,” she said. Van Zile said her parents, Marcy and Robert Van Zile, have always been environmentally conscious. Her father works for a pharmaceutical company and her mother is a Clean Ocean Action volunteer. “I guess I get my drive to preserve and recycle from my parents,” she said. “It must have rubbed off on me.” The work to create the garden included clearing the land of debris and tilling the land. Van Zile purchased the plants including blazing stars, foxglove and bush blueberry plants. The area is lined with stone pavers and has a tiled stone that was designed for the garden by Van Zile’s neighbor, 9-year-old Taylor McCue. Van Zile recently graduated from Toms River High School South. She has received multiple awards for her volunteer work, and also started a recycling program in the town. Through the program, she collects empty yogurt cups and granola wrappers to send to Terracycle, a Trenton company that recycles the materials into new products. “They pay me money for the recyclables. So far, I have $500 coming to me,” she said. The windfall will go to the environment, of course, says Van Zile, who heads to Lynchburg College in Virginia in August and plans to become an environmental lawyer: She expects to buy garden enhancements, such as signage to identify its plants.

Entenmann’s Bakery, a brand of Horsham, Pa.-based Bimbo Bakeries USA, has partnered with upcycling and recycling pioneer TerraCycle to launch the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade. Shoppers can send their empty Little Bites packages to TerraCycle to be recycled or repurposed. For every 2 pounds of pouches returned, TerraCycle awards points which can be used for charity gifts or converted to cash and donated to the school or non-profit organization of the collector’s choice. Any school, charity, community group, organization, family or individual is welcome to participate. The pouches that are collected will be recycled into new, innovative consumer items ranging from flowerpots to recycling bins to playgrounds. “The Entenmann’s Little Bites team is pleased that our joint venture with TerraCycle will help offset the tonnage sent into the waste stream each year,” said category director Lorraine Hale. “Because Little Bites are so popular with children, involvement with this Brigade is a great way to educate and inspire younger generations to recycle more,” said TerraCycle CEO and founder Tom Szaky. “When children see that their collected pouches can be turned into a new and useful product, recycling will hopefully become a lifelong habit for them.” Consumers can sign up for the Little Bites Pouch Brigade free online.