Long Beach schools’ recycling efforts draw federal attention
TerraCycle Honest Kids Include USA chip bags (Frito-Lay) juice pouches (Capri Sun glue sticks (Elmer's) energy bar wrappers (Clif) Larabar
Juice pouches, energy bar wrappers and potato chip bags are all items that can’t be recycled traditionally. Instead, the school sends such waste to a New Jersey business called TerraCycle, which takes the rubbish and repurposes it into other products.
Long Beach Unified School District board member Diana Craighead applauds the efforts of the Longfellow community to be environmentally sustainable.