Mathis, a sixth grader at Nightengale Elementary, asked principal Mrs. Jordan’s permission to get started. With a little help from his mom and from his sixth grade ELA teacher Mrs. Powers, Mathis created flyers that he put up around school asking students and staff to save their of empty CapriSun pouches.   “There is a blue bin in the cafeteria – kids put their CapriSun pouches in it and then my mom and I collect them, take out the straws and make sure they are flat. Once we have collected a full bin, we ship them to TerraCycle,” Mathis said.   TerraCycle, a green company, upcycles and recycles hard-to-recycle waste such as juice pouches, Solo cups and chip bags. Removing these items from the waste stream reduces pressure on landfills.