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A Little Difference

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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.
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School lunches are gold mines for recycling, reusing and replenishing

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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.
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Better Lunches – Giveaway

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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.
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