Students can help the school win playgrounds, park benches and recycling bins through the Drink Pouch Brigade, a free recycling program for individuals or groups from Capri Sun and eco-pioneer TerraCycle.

The program is called the Drink Pouch Brigade and is put together by Kraft Food’s Capri Sun and the recycling company TerraCycle, which is entering its sixth year and has collected nearly 200 million pouches nationwide.

The school participates in the Drink Pouch Brigade®, a free recycling program for individuals or groups from Capri Sun and eco-pioneer TerraCycle®. To mark the milestone of almost 200 million drink pouches collected and almost $4 million given to charity since the start of the program six years ago.

The school participates in the Drink Pouch Brigade, a free recycling program for individuals or groups from Capri Sun and eco-pioneer TerraCycle.

Das Geschäftsmodell, welches die Recycling-Idee in den USA etabliert, ist so einfach wie genial: Schulen, Büros, Privathaushalte aber auch Partner wie Kraft Foods, Pepsi oder Unilever schicken TerraCycle ihren Müll zu, der normalerweise nicht recyclingfähig wäre. Im Gegenzug erhalten sie dafür einen geringen Betrag, der gespendet werden kann.

Tom Szaky is proving that one man’s waste is everyone’s treasure. His company, TerraCycle, Inc. is eliminating the idea of “waste” by creating easy-to-use collection systems and recycling processes that allow people to recycle materials previously considered “non-recyclable.”

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary students are cleaning up the environment and earning money for their school. By collecting Capri Sun drink pouches, Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School students can win playgrounds, park benches and recycling bins for their school or community. Capri Sun is increasing the prizes and benefits of recycling through the Drink Pouch Brigade, the free recycling program operated by eco-pioneer TerraCycle, in order to mark the milestone of almost 200 million drink pouches collected and almost $4 million given to charity since the start of the program

How many of you have heard of Terracycle?  This is a really neat company that ... recycles!  This is not your normal recycling though, they make some really neat products out of previously used products! And they would make GREAT gifts!  I received the neatest iPad case, a change purse and a tote bag.

This season, students can reduce waste by collecting one of the most ubiquitous tailgate accessories – red Solo cups – and sending them recycling pioneer TerraCycle.

Tom was interviewed live with Maria Bartiromo for her nationally syndicated CNBC show, On the Money, from the steps of the NYSE. Maria is widely considered one of the top financial journalists in the nation. The 2.30 minute-long piece ran on CNBC Primetime last night and also ran on NBC affiliates in 285 markets across the weekend.