Middle schools students can consume a lot of fruity liquids from tiny straws, the students of St.
Margaret Mary Catholic School on the Southeast Side included. In the past year, they’ve collected enough of those shiny pouches to earn $600 for their school while protecting the environment.
Brookville Intermediate School students have earned nearly $1,000 for their school by collecting and recycling the drink pouches used at home and in the lunchroom.
The Terra Stone Plant Caddy is the perfect gift for the eco-conscious gardener. Crafted from recycled juice pouches through TerraCycle's Drink Pouch Brigade, the caddy utilizes empty drink pouches that would otherwise be thrown out. TerraCycle diverts tons of waste juice pouches annually and donates 2 cents to a charity or non-profit for each pouch collected.
Kraft closes TerraCycle and community howls. Many tales from Southwestern literature and legend stand behind the shop for a cause name, Coyote Howling. A favorite of mine, explains how Coyote disobeyed The Creator who gave him the privilege of hanging the moon. Coyote disobeyed and lives forever with the failure, howling at the moon. It was such a howl that emanated from throats around the community as word spread that cheese packaging and dairy tubs would no longer be accepted by TerraCycle® because Kraft Foods closed the funding.
Students at Fowler Elementary are doing their part to keep our community clean and planet healthy – all while raising much-needed funding. With the help of recycling and upcycling company TerraCycle, the Fowler students are collecting cheese packaging and drink pouches while earning two cents for every item returned. Helping the planet by recycling more is already a no-brainer, but the fact that we can raise money for the school at same time is almost too good to be true.
Students at Solario Elementary School in Fontana take part in the Drink Pouch Brigade to win playgrounds, park benches or recycling bins for their school. Fontana herald news final
HELPING HANDS
The school is participating in the Drink Pouch Brigade, a free recycling program for individuals or groups from Capri Sun and TerraCycle. Through this program, students are cleaning up the environment and earning money for their school. By simply collecting drink pouches from the lunchroom or classroom, Riverview Charter School students can win playgrounds, park benches and recycling bins for their school or community.
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Companies can capitalize on kids’ recycling savvy by providing lesson plans or partnering with environmental nonprofits to engage kids, such as Capri Sun’s partnership with TerraCycle.
Az emberek és a vállalatok is hajlandóak fizetni a hulladék feldolgozásáért.
Kanadában egy Tatabánya méretű város képes szemét nélkül működni – az eddig csak a sci-fi írók fantáziájának és az elvakult környezetvédők vágyálmának tekintett zero waste koncepció a valóságban is működik, azaz meg lehet csinálni. Ráadásul nyereségesen!
