Mandee Newgent, PTO president, said collection of the wrappers is vital to help buy items for the school.
This year the PTO has begun collecting candy wrappers and packages that are sent to TerraCycle, where they are recycled into items common items used by many.
Dinosaurs Rex and Rita get their fill of recycled bags at Madison Avenue Elementary.
Now they're looking for their fill of votes to win a recycling contest.
The school's bins used to accept chip and drink pouches during lunch period are among the 10 finalists in TerraCycle's The Box that Rocks Contest. The winner gets 100,000 points - which translates into $1,000 - from the the New Jersey business that "upcycles" or turns typically non-recyclable materials into new products.
In order to teach students a fun way to protect the Earth and earn money for their school, Oakwood Elementary is participating in a national recycling program.
TerraCycle Inc. has partnered with brands including Kraft, Nabisco and Frito-Lay to recycle and “upcycle” packaging including Capri Sun juice pouches, Lunchables containers, chip bags, and more. The items can be used to make products including notebook covers, backpacks and pencil cases.
Through TerraCycle, Inc., the school is able to collect food packaging which is difficult to recycle, ship the items at no cost to various warehouses across the country, and receive points. The points can be used toward buying a charity gift or be converted to money for a charity or the school itself.
Check out these picks for organic Halloween goodies from Corey Colwell-Lipson, founder of Green Halloween. “My favorites meet at least one, and ideally all three, of our “3-G” criteria: good for people, good for planet, good for communities. There's also a fourth “G”: good for animals and habitat.” That translates into products that are organic; contain no GMOs, preservatives, artificial colors/flavors, palm oil, or corn syrup; are fair trade (especially important for chocolate, she says); and are made with whole, real foods.
Honest Kids drink pouches.
All-fruit drinks that are perfect for a party or if you get only a few trick-or-treaters. The packs are recyclable through a partnership with TerraCycle.
El Colegio Ramón y Cajal se une a la iniciativa de
BIC y
Terracycle en su compromiso de mejora ambiental. Nuestro colegio va a recolectar todos los bolígrafos usados, Tipp-ex y rotuladores (tanto de pizarra, como escolares) con el fin de enviarlos a Terracycle, una empresa que se encarga de reciclarlos y a cambio de una pequeña donación.
“Fue una sorpresa para automovilistas y transeúntes encontrarse con que espacios de estacionamiento se convirtieron en espacios verdes. Nosotros aportamos la importancia del reciclado desde los sobres de Tang y la experiencia con Terracycle”, detalló López Matheu.
À l'image de la collecte de cartouches d'encres usagées ou encore des bouchons de bouteilles d'eau, des élèves du collège Fragonard récoltent des crayons de couleurs (feutres) usagés destinés au recyclage.
Cette année, le lycée met en place une brigade de collecte des instruments d'écriture dans le cadre de l'opération lancée par Bic et Terracycle.
• Bad Axe Elementary, Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools and Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic School for taking part in the TerraCycle Brigade program, which recycles many different food packaging items used by students and helps keep trash out of landfills.
