NEW BEDFORD – Going green pays off. Literally. That's what students and staff at the Carlos Pacheco Elementary School have discovered since they got involved in a recycle project with Capri Sun and the TerraCycle company. The Pacheco School is part of the Capri Sun Drink Pouch Brigade, a free program that pays schools and non-profits to collect non-recyclable waste that would otherwise go to a landfill.

Mission Foods, one of the nation's largest tortilla manufacturers, has partnered with upcycling company TerraCycle Inc. to recover and reuse plastic food bags and metal lids through TerraCycle's collection programs called Brigades.

Irving, TX —  Mission Foods^®, one of the nation's largest tortilla manufacturers, has partnered with upcycling company TerraCycle, Inc.^® to recover and reuse its plastic food bags and metal lids through TerraCycle's collection programs called Brigades. Mission^® brand tortilla, wrap and tostada bags and dip and salsa lids will all be accepted.

Upcycled Snack Bag Speakers $13.99 Why it's green: Everything sounds snappier coming from these speakers made from recycled snack bags melted into plastic. The speakers make great additions to an iPod or MP3 player. Universally compatible and battery-free, they run off your device’s power supply and are shipped flat to reduce pollution. Some assembly required. Recommended by: TerraCycle

Retro style meets upcycling with MP3 player from TerraCycle. The speaker housing is made from used wrappers discarded by their manufacturer. that would otherwise go to a landfill. Skittles, M&M’s, Capri Sun and other versions are available. The player is totally battery free and compatible with a range for MP3 players.

To celebrate the resourceful, hardworking moms that give back to their communities and are mindful of the environment, Ziploc Brand and TerraCycle, the manufacturers of eco-friendly products from waste materials, are searching nationwide for that special "Make-A-Difference-Mom" (it might be you!)

After a waste audit last month that helped show staff and students how many recyclables are thrown in with the regular trash, the school cafeteria is now equipped with recycling bins so the kids can separately dispose of plastic, metal, clean paper and garbage. There is also a container for empty juice pouches of Capri Sun and Honest Kids, which the school can save and trade in to TerraCycle, a manufacturer of products made from recycled materials, for 2 cents each.

Fountain City Elementary School second-grader Maia Koontz helps her mother, Nelia Koontz, sort through juice pouches and chip bags that will be sent to TerraCycle for recycling. Fountain City Elementary School is getting paid for its trash. Taking recycling beyond the blue and green bins, the school collects drink pouches and chip bags and then sends them to Terra-Cycle. The company diverts the waste from landfills by using it to create items such as tote bags and lunch boxes. TerraCycle pays schools and nonprofits for the otherwise non-recyclable waste.

Teachers and students at Purvis Lower Elementary School used to see a lot of juice drink pouches get thrown away. But in little more than a year, the school has recycled almost 38,000 drink pouches. It has become part of a nationwide effort that has just reached an impressive milestone of keeping 50 million pouches out of landfills. That's enough pouches to cover 480 football fields.

UTSA community members now can add Mars candy wrappers and Frito Lay chip bags to the list of materials that can be recycled on campus.  As part of its Green Thread sustainability program, ARAMARK Higher Education <http://www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSSW/UTSA/Sustainability/>  has partnered with TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net> , a New Jersey-based company, to 'upcycle' the packaging of these popular snack brands.