Diane Davis, of Val Caron, is the TOP collector nation-wide of used lunch kits, which she sends to TerraCycle through their Lunchmate Brigade. The folks at Lunchmate have decided to TRIPLE her points until the end of the year, so she can raise as much money as possible for SickKids Hospital and the Starlight Foundation, charities that really helped her son Joel, who sadly passed away from a heart condition at just 18 years old. To help Diane, simply bring all of your used lunch kit packaging (any brand, such as Lunchmate, Lunchables or other tray-based lunch packaging) to École Jean Paul II, anytime Monday to Friday during school hours. To learn more about TerraCycle, visit their website.

TerraCycle Canada is determined to keep as much waste from school lunches out of the landfill as possible. And it’s offering money to schools as an incentive. Founded in 2001, the international upcycling company collects used packaging (juice pouches, plastic bags, wrappers) and hard-to-recycle products (flip-flops, cosmetics, pens) and gives them new life as funky pencil cases, plastic garbage bins and park benches.