Students from H.L. Johnson Elementary School earned money and prizes for their school this past spring by collecting the drink pouches they use at home and in the school’s cafeteria for recycling. The TerraCycle recycling company announced late last month that the H.L. Johnson Elementary students had reached the second level of the Capri Sun Drink Pouch Brigade contest by collecting more than 18,000 drink pouches. The students earned more than $2,700 for the school. The Drink Pouch Brigade is a recycling program that rewards people for collecting and sending their waste to TerraCycle to be recycled.Thousands of other schools across the United States participate in the Drink Pouch Brigade. For more information of the program, visit www.terracycle.com.

PRINCETON — On May 6, Princeton PTA Green Team parent volunteers and students from Thomas Prince School traveled to the Massachusetts State House to receive an Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education Award. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs annually collaborates with the Secretary's Advisory Group on Energy and Environmental Education and the Massachusetts Environmental Trust to award and recognize schools and teachers (K-12 ) across the Commonwealth for their outstanding efforts in furthering energy and environmental education initiatives at their schools. The Thomas Prince School Princeton PTA Green Team was awarded top honors and a $400 award, as well as certificates of recognition from State Sen. Harriette Chandler and State Rep. Kimberly Ferguson. The award recognizes the efforts of Green Team volunteers, along with students in grades K-8 and teachers. Such efforts include: coordination and maintenance of an organic vegetable and herb garden, from which students enjoy two harvest celebrations each year; an annual daylong celebration of Earth Day with grounds cleanup efforts, nature hikes, environmental education and garden plantings; a TerraCycle fundraising initiative that literally turns trash to cash; and a student green team that engages in monthly hands-on activities encouraging environmental awareness. These efforts and more reinforce Thomas Prince School's dedication to hands-on learning under the school's STEAM initiative. Applauding the efforts of the Green Team, Thomas Prince School Principal, Mary Cringan, said: "We are so fortunate to have such a dedicated group of parents and staff that are committed to environmental education. The PTA Green Team under the leadership of Corey Burnham-Howard and Christine Rainville, work so hard to instill the importance of our mission at TPS. The entire community of Thomas Prince is grateful for their commitment." "This award recognizes the efforts of a team of dedicated parents, enthusiastic students and staff, and a supportive administration," said Christine Rainville, Princeton PTA Green Team co-chair. "But while we are thrilled to receive this recognition, the real satisfaction comes in knowing the Green Team is making a positive impact on the Thomas Prince School community."

Students at Roxborough's Shawmont School have hit a personal record in a nationwide recycling program that rewards people for collecting and sending their garbage to waste-collection company Terracycle to be recycled and upcycled. By collecting 18,000 Capri Sun drink pouches at home and in the lunchroom, they have earned more than $2,000 for their school. The initiative, dubbed the Milestone Program, was launched in Sept. 2013 when Capri Sun started offering money to schools that collect and recycle juice pouches. Today, the program offers prizes made out of recycled pouches such as recycling bins, park benches and a playground. "The Milestone Program is meant to inspire individuals and organizations to collect more waste while receiving prizes for their achievements," said Tom Szaky, CEO of Terracycle. "It is rewarding to see the students and administration get so involved in making this work. It's an incredible achievement to have kept so many pouches out of the waste stream."

Many are the residents of and visitors to Lincoln County who have started viewing throw-away items as raw materials to be recycled. From cigarette butts to cell phones and toothpaste tubes to e-tablets, TerraCycle provides opportunities for people to recycle items without damaging the environment while supporting philanthropic giving. The county TerraCycle Depot is Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause. Since the mission of Coyote Howling is to provide nutritional meals for children, TerraCycle rebates are donated to Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). The volunteers who work with the sorting and packaging of TerraCycle affectionately call the campaign "TC." As of July 1, TC has a sister. Meet "TX"—and I don't mean Texas! Applause if you are recycling your cardboard in the community! KUDOS if you are already taking your TerraCycling items to Coyote Howling! Standing ovation if you are already doing both and step up to the next challenge! Coyote Howling is introducing another recycling effort as part of our FMSC mission to feed more children. We are now accepting textiles — affectionately dubbed TX—clean, wearable clothing and footwear. Please bag the footwear and clothing separately. Our goal for July: 20,000 pounds of textiles to be re-used by people in over 80 nations of the world. As with our TerraCycle campaign, our textiles campaign will support our FMSC MobilePack program. The third MobilePack is scheduled for the last weekend of Febr. 27 and 28, at The Foot of the Cross Christian Ministries at Mountain Annie's, 2710 Sudderth Drive. Again, our target is to pack more than 100,000 meals and to do so we need to raise $24,000. All donated items should be bagged separately, clearly labeled, and taken to Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause during business hours. If items need to be dropped off during non-business hours, please secure the items and leave them in boxes under the back stairs. Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause will award gift cards to donors. Each day a donor participates, his or her name will be added to the drawing. Each month, two names will be drawn and awarded $10 gift cards. Donors who take their items to Coyote Howling on TerraCycle Tuesday also save 10 percent on an item of their choice (some exceptions may apply). For updates and to check out what throw-aways TerraCycle can take, review the details at the TerraCycle link under Recycling. The Textile link under Recycling also features updates at www.CoyoteHowlingShopForaCause.com, or visit Coyote Howling and learn how to take your throw-aways back from the landfills and fund meals for children. For more information on Feed My Starving Children visit www.FMSC.org/mobilepack/events New Mexico. Tonya Huber, PhD, is founder and owner of Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause Contact her at CoyoteHowlingNM@gmail.com 575-808-8320.

Les élèves du club Alter Buhot du collège Félix-Buhot se sont engagés dans une collecte de stylos et marqueurs usagés en plastique. Le but était de sensibiliser les collégiens au problème des plastiques dans les océans en les invitant à vider leurs trousses en cette fin d'année scolaire. « Un bilan très positif car 80 kg d'objets en plastique ont été récupérés »,a expliqué, lundi, Gomathy Potin, gestionnaire. Ils seront envoyés à l'entreprise Terracycle France qui se chargera de les recycler.

El nuevo programa de TerraCycle convierte cualquier residuo en reciclable. Por primera vez en España, cualquier compañía puede reciclar todos sus residuos. Las Cajas Residuos Cero facilitan una solución de reciclaje para cualquier tipo de producto.

Saving juice boxes at home and school was a move that benefited the environment for sure. But for local elementary school students and their families, it was also a rewarding act as it helped raise a significant amount of money for Tewksbury schools. Heath Brook Elementary School and Trahan Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee members collected and recycled drink pouches used both at home and in the schools' lunch rooms. As a result the groups recently reached the second level of the TerraCycle and Capri Sun's Drink Pouch Brigade® milestone contest, hitting over 18,000 drink pouches. To reward the schools for their accomplishments, they earned over $1,600 through the program. Thousands of schools around the country are taking part in the recycling program. For more information, visit the group's website. "The Milestone Program is meant to inspire individuals and organizations to collect more waste while receiving prizes for their achievements," said Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle. "It is rewarding to see the students and administration get so involved in making this work.  It’s an incredible achievement to have kept so many pouches out of the waste stream."

WHEATON – Lowell Elementary School students have earned more than $560 for their school by collecting more than 18,000 Capri Sun drink pouches, according to a news release from Terracycle, Inc. The students collected the pouches for the Drink Pouch Brigade, a free recycling program that gives rewards for sending waste to TerraCycle, Inc., an international upcycling and recycling company that takes difficult-to-recycle packaging and turns it into affordable products.