City View Charter School in Hillsboro is the top collector in the state in the “Lunch Kit Brigade” recycling program, a free, national recycling program created by Lunchables Lunch Combinations and TerraCycle. By collecting used lunch kits, the school has helped to divert 1,541 units of lunch kit waste from the landfill.

Students and teachers at Ranchvale Elementary School have found a way to recycle their lunches, or more specifically, their lunch containers. Ranchvale was named the number one recycler of lunch kits — lunch kits including Lunchables and similar pre-packaged lunch products — in New Mexico by Trenton, New Jersey-based recycler TerraCycle Inc., according to a press release from the company.

One local school's recycling efforts has placed them among the top recyclers in the state. Instead of pitching plastic lunch kits into garbage cans, Robinson Elementary school has collected them as part of the Lunch Kit Brigade program by TerraCycle and Lunchables Lunch Combinations.

HEISKELL, TN – Students and teachers at Fairview Elementary School are among the top collectors of lunch kits in the Lunch Kit Brigade®, a free, national recycling program created by Lunchables® Lunch Combinations and TerraCycle®. By collecting used lunch kits, the school has helped to divert 3,830 units of lunch kit waste from landfills. After they sign up to join a recycling Brigade, schools earn points for every unit of waste they collect and send to TerraCycle. The points can be redeemed for charitable gifts or a cash donation to the non-profit or school of the collector’s choice. TerraCycle recycles the traditionally non-recyclable lunch kit waste into new products and materials. “We’re very proud of the work that students and teachers at Fairview Elementary have done for this Brigade,” said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “We love working with Lunchables® to celebrate and reward schools doing such great things for the environment.” Any schools or organizations interested in recycling with TerraCycle can learn more about the brigades and sign up for free at www.terracycle.com.

“Talking trash” is one of the things Becky Robinson, a building para-educator at Derby’s Swaney Elementary, does best. She heads up the Recycling Club at the school, which has been named the top recycler in the state by Terracycle.

Employees at Crossroads of Western Iowa are among the top collectors of lunch kits in the Lunch Kit Brigade, a free, national recycling program created by Lunchables Lunch Combinations and TerraCycle. By collecting used lunch kits, the office has helped to divert 1,291 units of lunch kit waste from landfills.

Congratulations to the students and teachers at Parkway Preschool in Metairie, who have been named among the top lunch kit collectors in Louisiana for the Lunch Kit Brigade, a free national recycling  program created by Lunchables, Lunch Combinations and TerraCycle. Parkway Preschool kept 1,000 units of traditionally nonrecyclable waste from going to landfills. Schools interested in learning about the recycling program can visit the website at www.terracycle.com.

Students and teachers at Meadow View Elementary School in Waupun are among the top collectors of lunch kits in the Lunch Kit Brigade, a free national recycling program created by Lunchables Lunch Combinations and TerraCycle. By collecting used lunch kits, the school has helped to divert 3,076 units of lunch kit waste from landfills. Schools earn points that can be redeemed for charitable gifts or a cash donation. TerraCycle recycles the traditionally non-recyclable lunch kit waste into new products and materials.

Instead of pitching plastic lunch kits into garbage cans, Robinson Elementary School has collected them as part of the Lunch Kit Brigade program by TerraCycle and Lunchables Lunch Combinations. Since joining the program in January 2011, the Robinson Township school has collected a total of more than 9,800 lunch kits, earning them the third spot for top collectors in Michigan. Scott Brown, in public relations at TerraCycle, said the local elementary school is one of 60 organizations participating in the state. The national program has collected more than 2.46 million plastic units and raised more than $59,000 at 8,125 collection sites. Although Robinson Elementary School Principal Jeffrey Marcus said he noticed the school’s trash output has been “significantly reduced,” he didn’t pay attention to the total amount that had been recycled. Each year, the school has collected more than 1,200 units. Last year, students recycled more than 2,300 units. The school started participating in the Lunch Kit Brigade after a parent mentioned it. Marcus said the school’s Green Team, teaching staff and Parent Teacher Association oversees the program. The school’s participation in the Lunch Kit Brigade is among the school’s recycling efforts. During each lunch, three or four students devote part of their recess time to helping their peers sort through recyclable items. The school also recycles Styrofoam trays, empty milk cartons, juice bags, batteries, paper, plastic and metal.