The K-8 Long Hill Township School District has many fundraising activities throughout the year at no cost to families.
With the new school year revving up, getting into the school spirit may also have some thinking of ways to support the district’s three schools: Gillette, Millington and Central.
Programs offered include:
• Glue stick recycling: TerraCycle is a company that recycles empty glue sticks, glue bottles, tape dispensers and diaper packaging. Bins to collect these items are located in the school libraries.
An item that Iroquois Middle School students packed in their lunches and properly disposed of last school year earned the school almost $2,000.
Iroquois Middle School students earned money for their school by recycling Capri Sun drink pouches used at home or in the school cafeteria. TerraCycle, a Trenton, N.J.-based recycling company, recently announced that Iroquois students reached the second level of TerraCycle and Capri Sun’s Drink Pouch Brigade Milestone Contest by collecting over 18,000 drink pouches. The students have earned approximately $2,000 for their school by recycling the Capri Sun drink pouches.
For the past 18 months, some elementary school students in Massena have guzzled down thousands of Capri Sun drink pouches and raised over $800 for their school in the process.
Moving past the 18,000 mark pushes the group into level two of the recycling contest.
The school joined TerraCycle, a private business in Trenton, N.J., that makes consumer products from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, in February 2013.
Lake Carolina students earn money and prizes for their school by collecting and recycling the drink pouches they use at home and in the lunchroom. Lake Carolina students have just reached the second level of TerraCycle and Capri Sun’s Drink Pouch Brigade® milestone contest by collecting more than 18,000 drink pouches. The students have earned almost $3,700 for their school by collecting the drink pouches.
Albe Zakes Global VP of Media, and Dan Harris - Director of Zero Waste Box Sales were featured on The Weather Channel segment "AMHQ" regarding the new TerraCycle Show "Human Resources"
One local school's recycling efforts has placed them among the top recyclers in the state. Instead of pitching plastic lunch kits into garbage cans, Robinson Elementary school has collected them as part of the Lunch Kit Brigade program by TerraCycle and Lunchables Lunch Combinations.
Say good-bye to juice boxes, water bottles, and canned drinks in your kids lunches. If you DO happen to get any of those drinks made with drink pouches, have your kids bring the pouches home so you can participate in the
TerraCycle, Capri Sun™ and Honest Kids™ Brigade!
Summer is still officially here, but for our children back to school is closing in on the horizon! Soon they will be back with their friends, teachers, and school books; lockers will be slamming and they will be racing off to the next class.
This year, send them off to school with something from TerraCycle.
TerraCycle offers various school supplies that allow students to be expressive with their supplies and accessories while also caring for the environment. TerraCycle, a recycling and upcycling company, uses traditionally non-recyclable items to create a variety of cool, creative and eco-friendly school supplies.
TerraCycle's Drink Pouch
Pencil Case is perfect for younger children to take to the classroom. Sturdy and cute, the pencil case is made from upcycled drink pouch materials that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill. TerraCycle also offers shiny, flexible upcycled Sun Chips folders to help keep students organized.
Environmentally conscious parents can send their kids back to school with upcycled TerraCycle backpacks, made with materials from food and snack companies like Frito-Lay. Not just for young children, these well-crafted and stylish backpacks could be a fun and eco-friendly statement for college bound students. Aside from backpacks, the TerraCycle Doritos Messenger Bag, made from actual Doritos bags, can help students pack for class while reminding them of their favorite snacks.
One of my favorite items from TerraCycle is this sharp, functional messenger bag; it is made from pre-consumer waste from the Doritos X-13D packaging material. The messenger bag comes with an adjustable strap.
Florence Elementary School has been recognized as a leader in the state by a recycling program created by a partnership between MOM Brands cereal and recycling company TerraCycle, Inc.
Florence Elementary School students helped to divert 1,203 units of cereal bag waste from landfills, according to a press release from TerraCycle.
The school will continue to collect the recyclables.
"We're so excited that FES Venture School has decided to pair with us to make such a great impact on our environment," said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. "We'd like to commend them on their success so far, and can't wait to see what they continue to collect."
