Through a free, national recycling program in partnership with TerraCycle, sponsored by Entenmann's Little Bites, Prima Murdock, of Winchester, 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 nonprofit or school of the collector's choice. Through the efforts of collectors like Murdock, donations passed $35,000.

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.

The Entenmann's Little Bites Pouch Recycling Program is open to any individual, school or organization interested in reducing local landfill waste. For information: https://terracycle.com.