It's never too early to learn the value of recycling as toddlers in the Lower Hutt suburb of Korokoro are  discovering. Korokoro Playcentre has been involved in The Collective Suckies Recycling Programme where they collect used yoghurt "suckies'' pouches, caps, tubes and containers. The programme is run by TerraCycle, a company which   rewards participants for each kilogram of waste they save from the tip. The programmes are funded by various brands, manufacturers and retailers. Many of the containers come to the playcentre as part of the children's lunches. Playcentre mum Katie Robinson  said  Korokoro had been involved with the programme since the end of last year and  had so far saved about 5 kilograms of yoghurt containers from the tip. It was an excellent effort considering the playcentre only had a roll of 30. Although the playcentre had only netted about $5 in rewards, Robinson said it was more about doing their bit for the environment. "It's about the amount of stuff not ending up in the dump." The programme also exposed the children to the recycling message which was important to the playcentre's ethos and Korokoro community. Any money raised would be put into the playcentre's other sustainability programmes such as its fruit and vegetable garden. The playcentre has also established recycling "drop-off" bins where the public could donate further yoghurt containers and oral care items such as toothbrushes which go towards their recycling total. TerraCycle is a United States based company which operates recycling programmes in 20 countries. It collects typically non-recyclable waste such as cigarette butts and coffee pods which are either recycled or upcycled into other products.