Late July Snacks, Norwalk, Connecticut, and TerraCycle, Trenton, New Jersey, have teamed up to offer consumers a free, easy way to recycle packaging from the snack company’s entire product line.   Late July bills itself as a mindful brand that offers organic and nongenetically modified (non-GMO) ingredients.   “Based on the huge success of the recycling envelope program we offered through TerraCycle, we’re thrilled to expand into a free recycling program that will give consumers nationwide the opportunity to recycle even more Late July snack packaging,” says Theresa Miller, director of Late July. “Since our inception in 2003, our mission has been to provide consumers with organic, non-GMO snacks that the whole family will love. Through our new partnership with TerraCycle, we can add national recyclability to our promise.”   TerraCycle and Late July’s recycling program began as an envelope program. Now, rather than request an envelope to mail in the company’s packaging, consumers must first sign up on the TerraCycle program page at www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/latejulysnacks, and then they can mail in the packaging in any box or envelope using a prepaid shipping label generated from the website.   Once collected, the packaging is cleaned processed into a rigid plastic that can be molded into new recycled products.   Additionally, for every 2 pounds of material shipped to TerraCycle, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a nonprofit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   “Thanks to companies like Late July, consumers can enjoy their favorite snacks while being rewarded for doing the right thing,” says TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “Through the expansion of the program, consumers have an opportunity to divert even more packaging from landfills, as well as provide material for the manufacture of new products.”   The Late July Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office or community organization.

Late July Snacks, Norwalk, Connecticut, and TerraCycle, Trenton, New Jersey, have teamed up to offer consumers a free, easy way to recycle packaging from the snack company’s entire product line.   Late July bills itself as a mindful brand that offers organic and nongenetically modified (non-GMO) ingredients.   “Based on the huge success of the recycling envelope program we offered through TerraCycle, we’re thrilled to expand into a free recycling program that will give consumers nationwide the opportunity to recycle even more Late July snack packaging,” says Theresa Miller, director of Late July. “Since our inception in 2003, our mission has been to provide consumers with organic, non-GMO snacks that the whole family will love. Through our new partnership with TerraCycle, we can add national recyclability to our promise.”   TerraCycle and Late July’s recycling program began as an envelope program. Now, rather than request an envelope to mail in the company’s packaging, consumers must first sign up on the TerraCycle program page at www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/latejulysnacks, and then they can mail in the packaging in any box or envelope using a prepaid shipping label generated from the website.   Once collected, the packaging is cleaned processed into a rigid plastic that can be molded into new recycled products.   Additionally, for every 2 pounds of material shipped to TerraCycle, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a nonprofit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   “Thanks to companies like Late July, consumers can enjoy their favorite snacks while being rewarded for doing the right thing,” says TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “Through the expansion of the program, consumers have an opportunity to divert even more packaging from landfills, as well as provide material for the manufacture of new products.”   The Late July Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office or community organization.

Late July Snacks, a mindful brand that distinguishes itself with organic and non-GMO ingredients, has expanded their partnership with international recycling company TerraCycle® to offer consumers a free, easy way to recycle packaging from their entire product line of snacks. “Based on the huge success of the recycling envelope program we offered through TerraCycle, we’re thrilled to expand into a free recycling program that will give consumers nationwide the opportunity to recycle even more Late July snack packaging,” said Theresa Miller, Director, Late July. “Since our inception in 2003, our mission has been to provide consumers with organic, non-GMO snacks that the whole family will love. Through our new partnership with TerraCycle, we can add national recyclability to our promise.” Through the Late July Recycling Program, consumers can send in their empty snack packaging to be recycled for free. Participation is easy: sign up on the TerraCycle program page https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/latejulysnacks and mail in the packaging using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products. Additionally, for every two pounds of waste shipped to TerraCycle, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice. “Thanks to companies like Late July, consumers can enjoy their favorite snacks while being rewarded for doing the right thing,” said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “Through the expansion of the program, consumers have an opportunity to divert even more packaging from landfills, as well as provide material for the manufacture of new products.” The Late July Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.

For more information, visit www.terracycle.com.

Franklin’s newly formed Green Team is hitting the ground running with the help of their PTA. The school has updated its Recycling Rally Program and is teaming up once again with New Jersey-based TerraCycle.

Manufacturers are constantly looking for new, more efficient ways to deliver food to hungry consumers. But unfortunately, technologies that promise to bring you your grub quicker aren't always so easy on the environment. Here are some common packaging options ranked by eco-friendliness—starting with the worst offenders and working up to greener options. Every purchase counts, so by putting your dollar toward packaging that's easier on the environment, you're acting as a change-maker and influencing companies and manufacturers to do better.

We live in a world of packaging. Unless you buy every single food item in bulk, never buy pre-made snacks or meals, and never grab a snack on a whim at a nearby bodega, there’s a very good chance you have a decent amount of packaging in your house. While some things, like cardboard cereal boxes, Tetrapacks, and glass bottles, are a bit easier to sort, there are other items like chip bags, juice pouches, and bar wrappers that don’t seem to belong in any particular recycling bin. With this problem in mind, TerraCycle was born. This innovative recycling program allows consumers to send in material they can’t recycle on their own and allow TerraCycle to take care of it. While TerraCycle has programs that require consumers to purchase special boxes where they can send waste in, the company also partners with different brands and companies to offer free recycling programs. Pretty much what this entails is TerraCycle sending a packing box or envelope to your home, you filling it up with the waste from a particular brand, sending it back for free, and subsequently feeling good about helping bring down the amount of trash that ends up in landfills. Then TerraCycle finds better uses for the material. Pretty good deal for all! Want to participate? Check out these 12 brands that have partnered with TerraCycle to get started. Happy recycling!