Reduce, reuse, recycle. This simple mantra that most people have heard for years was truly taken to heart at Oliver Beach Elementary School, whose students won a picnic table made from recycled plastic for their participation in the Entenmann's Little Bites Pouch Brigade recycling program.

The Little Bites Pouch Brigade, sponsored by Entenmann's and New Jersey-based recycling firm Terracycle, offers financial rewards — two cents per wrapper — to schools that collect and send in recycled Little Bites wrappers. With funding provided by Entenmann's, Terracycle collects the wrappers and uses them to make new products — from lunch boxes to picnic tables.

Entenmann’s Bakery, a division of Bimbo Bakeries USA, has partnered with TerraCycle to launch the first-ever Little Bites “Recycle...Reuse...Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Earth Day awareness campaign and sweepstakes. The campaign is aimed to educate consumers on how to recycle Little Bites Pouches and turn trash into cash for schools through the point redemption process, complete with Sweepstakes on Facebook.

By Brandpoint (BPT) - From an early age, children can roll up their sleeves and get involved in helping reduce the amount of trash they produce by participating in recycling programs. Across the country, children will celebrate Earth Day April 22 with science fairs and environmental educational seminars about the importance of recycling. When children start recycling early in life, they’re more likely to continue that behavior as they get older – and pass the practice on to their own kids. Recycling is a growing program in households, cities and schools across the country. In fact, Americans recycled 82 million tons of materials in 2009 – the most recent year for reported data, and that number keeps increasing, according to Keep America Beautiful. School programs are a great way to not only promote recycling in younger generations, but also to create a fundraiser for the schools. This year, as Earth Day approaches April 22, schools can organize aluminum can drives and participate in cash-for-schools programs based on recycling lunch packaging. One such program is The Recycle...Reuse...Replenish Earth Day Campaign which encourages school children to recycle their Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouches with TerraCycle, resulting in cash back to the school. In addition, here are some more recycling, reusing and replenishing tips, perfect for school children to promote every lunch day at the school. Recycle: * Know your numbers – Teach your children to look for numbers and recycling symbols on plastic containers to know which containers can be reused through a recycling program. * Sign up for cash back programs – Sign up your school for the TerraCycle program – if it’s not already registered – and have your children recycle their Little Bites pouches each lunch hour. Visitwww.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades.html to find a listing of other lunch items TerraCycle collects. Reuse: * Keep the container – Send your children to school with their daily sandwich packaged in a reusable container they can bring home and use again the next day. Let them decorate the container to make it a personal item to show off at lunch. * Craft material supplies – Before throwing anything away, teach your children to think about how the material might be reused in a crafting project. TerraCycle provides several do-it-yourself project ideas atwww.terracycle.com/en-US/do-it-yourself-projects.html. Replenish: * Have leftovers? – Set up a compost pile at home, and give your children a lesson in biodegradable foods. Ask them to bring leftovers that are biodegradable home in their sandwich container to add to the compost pile. * Grow new lunch materials – Give your children a small garden to plant and tend that contains their favorite vegetables. Show them how beneficial their lunch compost is for growing those plants they can eat at future lunches. Entenmann’s will be giving away weekly prizes, including Little Bites coupons home improvement gift cards for starting an Earth Day garden, and a $5,000 cash grand prize through a sweepstakes link atwww.facebook.com/Entenmanns. Register your school now for a chance to win the prize and build a beautiful Earth Day garden. Help teach your children the importance of the three R’s: recycle, reuse and replenish. The earlier they start, the more likely they’ll be to participate the rest of their lives.

I love getting creative with lunch and don’t like a whole lot of extra packaging for my kiddos. One thing my girls like is muffins. Entenmann’s Little Bites are easy and fun and a great addition to my kiddos lunch box! We were sent some fun products and tips to share! Little Bites “Recycle…Reuse…Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Tips: Recycle

• Check-it: look for numbers and recycling symbols on plastics to know what types get reused
• Not sure what to do with your Little Bites pouches? Now you can recycle them with the TerraCycle program and sign up for your school if they are not already. Check out what other lunch items TerraCycle recycles here.

Reuse

• Put your sandwich in reusable lunchbox container to take home and use over again
• Before you toss anything away, stop to think about ways you might be able to use it again.  TerraCycle’s team of designers makes products out of wrappers and packaging.  Check out the website for ideas.

Replenish

• Have any leftovers from lunch? Before you throw away, make sure to check out what biodegradable foods can be brought back home to be added to a compost pile
• Make a compost at home! Be sure to include the three basic ingredients: Browns (dead leaves, branches, twigs, cardboard, newspaper), Greens (grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, coffee grounds) and Water to make an effective outdoor composting area.  Check out more info from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) here.

My boys and I have been enjoying Entenmann’s Little Bites and their varieties of donuts for a while. My youngest has just finished up learning about reduce, reuse, recycle at school. He is still eager to do his part which I think is wonderful. He loves that he can do little things here and there to make a big difference in the long run. He also loves doing things that can help raise money for his school. The Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle… Reuse… Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Earth Day campaign taught him the importance of reducing waste while earning money for his school by redeeming his Entenmann’s Little Bites pouches for cash and points with recycling partner TerraCycle® through the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®. There are other Brigade programs you can do as well to raise money for schools. After kids snack on their favorite Entenmann’s Little Bites muffins and brownies, including the newest flavor Strawberry Yogurt, they send the empty pouches to TerraCycle to be turned into new products. Here are a few examples of ways you and your child(ren) can help… Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle…Reuse…Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Tips: Recycle - Check-it: look for numbers and recycling symbols on plastics to know what types get reused - Not sure what to do with your Little Bites pouches? Now you can recycle them with the TerraCycle Brigade programs and sign up your school if it is not already participating. Check out what other lunch items TerraCycle recycles Reuse - Put your sandwich in reusable lunchbox container to take home and use again - Before you toss anything away, stop to think about how you might be able to use it again. TerraCycle’s team of designers makes products out of wrappers and packaging. Check out these DIY project ideas. Replenish - Have any leftovers from lunch? Before you throw away, make sure to check out what biodegradable foods can be brought back home to be added to a compost pile. - Then make your own compost at home! Be sure to include the three basic ingredients: Browns (dead leaves, branches, twigs, cardboard, newspaper), Greens (grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, coffee grounds) and Water to make an effective outdoor composting area. Check out more info from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Giveaway! One winner will receive a Entenmann’s reusable lunch bag ($15 value), (4) $5 Entenmann’s free product coupons and (1) $25 Home Depot gift card. Use the giveaway form below to get entries to this giveaway. This giveaway will close May 15, 2014 and this giveaway is open to US residents only, sorry.

Entenmann's Bakery, the name that has been making life a little sweeter for more than 100 years with their amazing fresh-baked goods, has partnered with TerraCycle, an international leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste.

The Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle… Reuse… Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Earth Day campaign teaches kids the importance of reducing waste while earning money for their schools by redeeming Little Bites pouches for cash and points with recycling partner TerraCycle® through the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®.

After kids snack on their favorite Entenmann’s Little Bites muffins and brownies, including the newest flavor Strawberry Yogurt, they send the empty pouches to TerraCycle to be turned into new products

The Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle… Reuse… Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Earth Day campaign teaches kids the importance of reducing waste while earning money for their schools by redeeming Little Bites pouches for cash and points with recycling partner TerraCycle® through the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®.