The Kick-It 3v3 Soccer Tournament is coming to Marietta July 27 & 28 with Entenmann's Bakery and recycling pioneer TerraCycle.  Entenmann's will offer free samples of Little Bites and have recycling bins for the empty packaging which will then be sent to TerraCycle for recycling. For more information, registration and details about the tournament please visit www.kickit3v3.com

Sports fans in Flemington, can get more than just exercise at the upcoming Kick It 3v3 Soccer Tournament on July 27and 28. Entenmann’s Bakery, maker of more than 100 sweet baked goods and a sponsor of the sporting event, has partnered with upcycling and recycling pioneer TerraCycle to launch the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®. The partnership will bring recycling opportunities to participants and attendees of the tournament. Entenmann’s will be handing out free samples of Little Bites products at the event and there will be TerraCycle collection bins onsite for empty pouches. Participants are also welcome to bring Little Bites packages from home to be collected. TerraCycle will recycle and repurpose collected pouches into innovative consumer items ranging from flowerpots to playgrounds. The Kick It 3v3 Soccer Tournament is a national tour celebrating 23 years of providing five million kids and families with a fun, safe and healthy sports experience. Those interested in participating in their local league or team can register online atkickit3v3.com. The event is open to all ages and genders. For more information on TerraCycle or to register for free for the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade, visitterracycle.com.

The Kick-It 3v3 Soccer Tournament is coming to Denver July 13 & 14 with Entenmann's Bakery and recycling pioneer TerraCycle. Entenmann's will offer free samples of Little Bites and have recycling bins for the empty packaging which will then be sent to TerraCycle for recycling. For more information, registration and details about the tournament please visitwww.kickit3v3.com.

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The HK Project Scholarship Program awards a high school senior from Maplewood or South Orange a $5,000 college scholarship. The HK Project has named its fifth scholarship recipient: recent Columbia High School graduate Rachel O'Keefe. O'Keefe, who has lived in South Orange her entire life, is headed to the University of Rhode Island, where the incoming freshman reportedly plans to major in environmental science and management and to minor in film. At CHS, she was president of the environmental club, served on the Green Team, helped found the school's TerraCycle program, worked on obtaining a grant for a school composter and helped the school get a new water fountain to reduce the number of plastic water bottles being used.

Here's a friendly, informative e-mail I recently received: "My name is Joey, an intern at TerraCycle, a company that makes innovative home and garden products from a variety of non-recyclable materials. Our products are  all natural, recycled, made right here in the USA and most importantly are very effective. Here's a sampling of what we offer:" Liquid Worm Poop Plant Food: TerraCycle’s original product is back, new and improved. This ready-to-use and all-purpose liquid plant food is eco-friendly and packaged in reused soda bottles. It is natural, odorless, and extremely effective for plants of all kinds, making it perfect for any garden. Granular Fertilizers: Our all new, Flower and Garden specific Granular Plant Foods are created from a mixture of our signature Worm Poop and other organic ingredients. These powerful plant foods naturally fertilize and only need to be applied to plants and soil every 8-12 weeks! Recycled Plastic Garden Tools: In addition to our plant foods, TerraCycle has created a line of new garden tools made from 100 percent of recycled plastic that is made from common materials like drink pouches and granola bags. The TerraStone Plant Caddy and the Eco-Terra Watering Can by Plastec are eco-friendly ways to grow your garden, all for under $16.99! All plant foods and fertilizers can be purchased online at www.TerraCycleShop.com.

Though he's been a lifelong smoker, the Azusa resident was raised to be health-conscious and nature-minded, so the fact that more than a third of all cigarette butts end up as roadway litter didn't settle with him. "If they (cigarette butts) end up in a landfill they take a long time to decompose," Simpson said. "The country needs to get into recycling, there's no respect or consideration for other people and the environment." So when he got a flier in the mail about the Cigarette Waste Brigade, a national program to collect cigarette butts for recycling, he was interested. The program is a partnership between TerraCycle Inc., a "up-cycling" and recycling company, and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, which manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes. Volunteers collect cigarette butts, filters, ash, rolling paper and other cigarette-related trash -- everything except the cardboard carton -- and mail it, postage paid, to TerraCycle, which recycles the waste into industrial pallets, the company said in a statement. For Simpson, the initial interest was monetary. TerraCycle, which has Brigades for a variety of hard-to-recycle items, donates $1 for every pound of cigarette waste to Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing litter and community improvement. "I thought (turning in the cigarette butts) would be a little extra income, but when I found out they're not giving any pay I got disappointed," he admitted. "But then I thought about it and I said, you know, it's for the environment, not my pocketbook, so I'm still doing it." The pack-a-day smoker started collecting cigarette butts in December and, with a little help from friends, he collected about 3,865 butts. After the initial satisfaction of turning in a shipment of cigarette waste, he started thinking bigger. "I'm trying to get some casinos involved because they have smoking areas and I thought, instead of just throwing them away, the casinos can just save them and I'll pick them up and be in charge of sending them to the company," he said. "They have smoking areas where you have to make sure the cigarette is put out and you throw it in a trash can. "I'm trying to get the country's frame of mind changed to, instead of putting them in a trash can, put them in a bucket." For more information about the Cigarette Waste Brigade, go to terracycle.com.

Though he's been a lifelong smoker, the Azusa resident was raised to be health-conscious and nature-minded, so the fact that more than a third of all cigarette butts end up as roadway litter didn't settle with him. "If they (cigarette butts) end up in a landfill they take a long time to decompose," Simpson said. "The country needs to get into recycling, there's no respect or consideration for other people and the environment." So when he got a flier in the mail about the Cigarette Waste Brigade, a national program to collect cigarette butts for recycling, he was interested. The program is a partnership between TerraCycle Inc., a "up-cycling" and recycling company, and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, which manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes. Volunteers collect cigarette butts, filters, ash, rolling paper and other cigarette-related trash -- everything except the cardboard carton -- and mail it, postage paid, to TerraCycle, which recycles the waste into industrial pallets, the company said in a statement. For Simpson, the initial interest was monetary. TerraCycle, which has Brigades for a variety of hard-to-recycle items, donates $1 for every pound of cigarette waste to Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing litter and community improvement. "I thought (turning in the cigarette butts) would be a little extra income, but when I found out they're not giving any pay I got disappointed," he admitted. "But then I thought about it and I said, you know, it's for the environment, not my pocketbook, so I'm still doing it." The pack-a-day smoker started collecting cigarette butts in December and, with a little help from friends, he collected about 3,865 butts. After the initial satisfaction of turning in a shipment of cigarette waste, he started thinking bigger. "I'm trying to get some casinos involved because they have smoking areas and I thought, instead of just throwing them away, the casinos can just save them and I'll pick them up and be in charge of sending them to the company," he said. "They have smoking areas where you have to make sure the cigarette is put out and you throw it in a trash can. "I'm trying to get the country's frame of mind changed to, instead of putting them in a trash can, put them in a bucket." For more information about the Cigarette Waste Brigade, go to terracycle.com.

AZUSA - Kym Simpson wants to make sure his butt is useful. That is, his cigarette butt. Though he's been a lifelong smoker, the Azusa resident was raised to be health-conscious and nature-minded, so the fact that more than a third of all cigarette butts end up as roadway litter didn't settle with him. "If they (cigarette butts) end up in a landfill they take a long time to decompose," Simpson said. "The country needs to get into recycling, there's no respect or consideration for other people and the environment." So when he got a flier in the mail about the Cigarette Waste Brigade, a national program to collect cigarette butts for recycling, he was interested. The program is a partnership between TerraCycle Inc., a "up-cycling" and recycling company, and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, which manufactures Natural American Spirit cigarettes. Volunteers collect cigarette butts, filters, ash, rolling paper and other cigarette-related trash -- everything except the cardboard carton -- and mail it, postage paid, to TerraCycle, which recycles the waste into industrial pallets, the company said in a statement. For Simpson, the initial interest was monetary. TerraCycle, which has Brigades for a variety of hard-to-recycle items, donates $1 for every pound of cigarette waste to Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit that focuses on preventing litter and community improvement. "I thought (turning in the cigarette butts) would be a little extra income, but when I found out they're not giving any pay I got disappointed," he admitted. "But then I thought about it and I said, you know, it's for the environment, not my pocketbook, so I'm still doing it." The pack-a-day smoker started collecting cigarette butts in December and, with a little help from friends, he collected about 3,865 butts. After the initial satisfaction of turning in a shipment of cigarette waste, he started thinking bigger. "I'm trying to get some casinos involved because they have smoking areas and I thought, instead of just throwing them away, the casinos can just save them and I'll pick them up and be in charge of sending them to the company," he said. "They have smoking areas where you have to make sure the cigarette is put out and you throw it in a trash can. "I'm trying to get the country's frame of mind changed to, instead of putting them in a trash can, put them in a bucket." For more information about the Cigarette Waste Brigade, go to terracycle.com.

The Kick-It 3v3 Soccer Tournament is coming to Maryland Heights July 13 & 14 with Entenmann's Bakery and recycling pioneer TerraCycle. Entenmann's will offer free samples of Little Bites and have recycling bins for the empty packaging which will then be sent to TerraCycle for recycling. For more information, registration and details about the tournament please visit www.kickit3v3.com.