My boys and I have been enjoying Entenmann’s Little Bites and their varieties of donuts for a while. My youngest has just finished up learning about reduce, reuse, recycle at school. He is still eager to do his part which I think is wonderful. He loves that he can do little things here and there to make a big difference in the long run. He also loves doing things that can help raise money for his school. The Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle… Reuse… Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Earth Day campaign taught him the importance of reducing waste while earning money for his school by redeeming his Entenmann’s Little Bites pouches for cash and points with recycling partner TerraCycle® through the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®. There are other Brigade programs you can do as well to raise money for schools. After kids snack on their favorite Entenmann’s Little Bites muffins and brownies, including the newest flavor Strawberry Yogurt, they send the empty pouches to TerraCycle to be turned into new products. Here are a few examples of ways you and your child(ren) can help… Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle…Reuse…Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Tips: Recycle - Check-it: look for numbers and recycling symbols on plastics to know what types get reused - Not sure what to do with your Little Bites pouches? Now you can recycle them with the TerraCycle Brigade programs and sign up your school if it is not already participating. Check out what other lunch items TerraCycle recycles Reuse - Put your sandwich in reusable lunchbox container to take home and use again - Before you toss anything away, stop to think about how you might be able to use it again. TerraCycle’s team of designers makes products out of wrappers and packaging. Check out these DIY project ideas. Replenish - Have any leftovers from lunch? Before you throw away, make sure to check out what biodegradable foods can be brought back home to be added to a compost pile. - Then make your own compost at home! Be sure to include the three basic ingredients: Browns (dead leaves, branches, twigs, cardboard, newspaper), Greens (grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, coffee grounds) and Water to make an effective outdoor composting area. Check out more info from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Giveaway! One winner will receive a Entenmann’s reusable lunch bag ($15 value), (4) $5 Entenmann’s free product coupons and (1) $25 Home Depot gift card. Use the giveaway form below to get entries to this giveaway. This giveaway will close May 15, 2014 and this giveaway is open to US residents only, sorry.

We came across this story because of the repurposing challenge through a program partnership initiated by Colgate® with schools. The Recycled Playground Challenge created by TerraCycle®, a highly-awarded, international upcycling and recycling company that collects difficult-to-recycle packaging and products, is collaborating with Colgate® on this effort. TerraCycle® repurposes material into affordable, innovative products. The goal of TerraCycle® is to be a trusted resource for schools, communities, families and corporations, to find out information and news that will help live a greener and cleaner lifestyle. https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/ TerraCycle® and Colgate® have partnered to create the Colgate Oral Care Brigade®, a free recycling program for oral care product packaging and a fundraising opportunity for participants. Colgate Oral Care Brigade’s accepted waste includes:

• Toothpaste tubes and caps
• Toothbrushes
• Toothbrush and toothpaste tube outer packaging
• Floss containers

For more information and to see how you can get involved, click here for more details.http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/colgate.html Thank you TerraCycle® and Colgate® for your efforts to help us be cognizant of our recycling habits for a more sustainable way of living, while focusing on oral hygiene at the same time!

Richard Maghakian Memorial School students are cleaning up the environment and earning money for their school. By simply collecting drink pouches from the lunchroom or classroom, Richard Maghakian Memorial School students can win playgrounds, park benches and recycling bins for their school or community. The school participates in the Drink Pouch Brigade, a free recycling program for individuals or groups from Capri Sun and eco-pioneer TerraCycle. To mark the milestone of almost 200 million drink pouches collected and almost $4 million given to charity since the start of the program six years ago, Capri Sun is increasing the prizes and benefits of recycling through the program. In addition to earning money for each drink pouch collected and sent to TerraCycle, schools can now win prizes made from recycle drink pouches, like park benches, recycling bins and more. “As the Drink Pouch Brigade reaches its sixth year, we are thrilled Capri Sun is giving dedicated collectors even more to look forward to this school year,” said Tom Szaky, CEO, TerraCycle. “We hope the prizes will encourage people to keep even more waste out of landfills and get the larger community involved.” Richard Maghakian Memorial School is one of thousands of schools across the country that participate in the Drink Pouch Brigade. To learn more about or sign up for the program, visit www.terracycle.com. The program is free to any interested organization or individual, and all shipping costs are paid.  

NEW YORK -- Last year, Garnier and TerraCycle transformed over 1,500 pounds of recycled personal care waste into a one-of-a-kind Garnier Green Garden in New York City. This year, Garnier and TerraCycle have announced the nationwide rollout of the Garnier Green Garden Project, a program designed to create gardens for deserving communities. In a contest called, "Where Should Our Garden Grow?" Garnier and TerraCycle have asked for public participation to help choose the most deserving community organization to receive the next Green Garden, capable of yielding more than 2000 pounds of vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers. The gardens not only provide communities with a safe space to connect and enjoy nature, but they also allow residents to grow their own fresh food. The beauty waste to be used in the garden is collected through Garnier's Personal Care and Beauty Brigade®, a free recycling and fundraising program that pays for every piece of waste collected and returned to TerraCycle. The collected beauty waste, which would otherwise be destined for landfills, consists of non-recyclable hair care, skin care and cosmetic packaging. These products will be recycled by TerraCycle to create many of the plastic components of the garden, such as raised beds, picnic tables and trash cans. Each Garnier Green Garden will include the following features:

• 100% completely recycled materials
• Designated areas for garden plants
• Rest and seating areas
• Beautiful and practical design and landscaping

Having received hundreds of nominations during the initial contest entry phase, Garnier and TerraCycle narrowed the candidates down to these five deserving organizations. The Green Scheme in Washington, D.C. One of the only African-American-led environmental non-profits in D.C., the Green Scheme's main initiatives are urban agriculture, food security, and health. They use music, fashion and popular culture to draw connections between healing the earth and healing our communities. Their programs educate about such crucial community concerns as environmental issues and access to healthy food options. The ReFresh Project in New Orleans, L.A. The ReFresh Community Farm is a new teaching farm located in Treme/Mid-City New Orleans on the site of the ReFresh Project. This initiative will teach community members how to grow food and find space to grow for themselves. The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative in Detroit, M.I. The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is a non-profit organization based in Detroit's North End community which uses agriculture as a platform to promote education, community, and sustainability. Garfield Park in Chicago, I.L. Garfield Park offers healthy foods and nutritional education in Chicago. They produced over 1,000 pounds of food in their Fulton Street Flower and Vegetable Garden last year. They're also a source of jobs and job training for teens and adults. Social Justice Learning Institute in Los Angeles, C.A. The Social Justice Learning Institute provides a garden for the community to grow food in Inglewood, CA. They offer space for cooking and gardening classes and are committed to community development and helping individuals make healthy decisions for themselves. "We are thrilled to have created a program that impacts the quality of life for an entire community," said David Greenberg, President of Maybelline New York-Garnier-essie. "Our commitment to sustainability isn't just about keeping beauty packaging waste out of landfills, but it's also about reusing that waste and providing afoundation for greener living." "For TerraCycle, collecting beauty waste is only the first part of the story," said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle CEO. "Garnier's decisions to reuse it in a way that not only beautifies a neighborhood, but that can improve the quality of life for the people there, should be a model for other companies that want to give back." The Personal Care and Beauty Brigade is open to any interested individual, school, office or community organization that wants to protect the planet and make a difference. About Garnier Garnier is a mass market cosmetics brand of L'Oréal that produces hair care and skin care products. The company started as Laboratoires Garnier in 1904, and was acquired by L'Oréal in the 1970s. Current product lines include Fructis shampoos and conditioners, and Nutrisse hair color. Garnier is sold in numerous countries wordwide, with specific product lines targeted for different skin types and cultures. In 2011, Garnier partnered with TerraCycle to promote upcycling of product containers and the introduction of biodegradable products. About TerraCycle, Inc. TerraCycle is an international upcycling and recycling company that takes difficult-to recycle-packaging and turns it into affordable, innovative products. Founded in 2001, TerraCycle is the world's leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste, working with more than 40 major brands globally to collect used packaging and products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. TerraCycle repurposes that waste into new, innovative materials and products that are available online and through major retailers. The waste is collected through TerraCycle's Brigade programs, which are free fundraisers that pay for every piece of waste collected and returned.

El día 17 de Mayo se celebra el Día del Reciclaje. Coincidiendo con esta fecha BIC® y TerraCycle® quieren anunciar el reciclaje de más de 1.000.000 de instrumentos de escritura. Gracias a este programa, las organizaciones recolectan instrumentos de escriturapara ayudar a las asociaciones que ellos elijan.

Leere Zahnpastatuben und alte Zahnbürsten landen bei den Volksschülern und Kindergartenkindern nicht mehr im Müll, sondern werden, über ein von der Zahnpflegemarke Colgate und dem Umweltunternehmen TerraCycle ins Leben gerufene Programm, recycelt. Denn für jede Zahnbürste, die kostenlos an die Firma TerraCycle geschickt wird, erhält die Volksschule Maria Bild 2 Cent, die sie an die Kinder-Krebs- Hilfe spenden möchte.

http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/latest-news/centre-takes-on-new-project-1-6043983

Colgate announced that it would participate in a recycling effort with ShopRite stores in a recycling initiative launched by TerraCycle. The program, which is scheduled to last through June 30, targets eligible schools located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, and Maryland. If they join the Oral Care Brigade program, the schools compete for a new playground made completely of recycled material. The free recycling program allows schools to earn one “Playground Credit” for each shipment of empty toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, and floss containers sent to TerraCycle. The winning school with the most Playground Credits will be announced by July 18, and the playground will be installed at the beginning of the 2014–2015 school year. “At TerraCycle, collecting the oral care waste is only half of the story,” explained Tom Szaky, TerraCycle founder and CEO. “The real magic happens when our partners choose to reuse the waste in a way that has a lasting benefit for a community, like Colgate and ShopRite have done with these playgrounds.”

 

Story by Melissa Buckley  GUIDON staff melissa.k.buckley2.civ@mail.mil Most people know you can recycle things like plastic bottles and aluminum cans on post, but did you know your Family’s random trash, like makeup containers and juice pouches, could be benefiting the Armed Services YMCA — an organization that benefits Families connected to Fort Leonard Wood? “The TerraCycle program brings communities together to help build a sustainable future through — upcycling, recycling and donation efforts,” said Michelle Clemens, Balfour Beatty LifeWorks coordinator. “I organize all the items collected for the TerraCycle brigades to send in to the TerraCycle Company, so that we receive credit for our organization. Each brigade is valued on a point system that in turn creates a dollar amount to donate to the organization of our choice,” she added. TerraCycle is an international upcycling and  recycling company that collects difficult-to-recycle packaging and products and repurposes the material into affordable, innovative products. Balfour Beatty coordinates the program on post. TerraCycle calls each collection program a brigade. Clemens said anyone that wants to participate in the program can drop off collected items to any of the community centers on post — Stonegate Community Center at 235 Ellis Street, Woodlands Community Center at 140 Indiana Avenue or  Piney Hills Community Center at 100 Thayer Street. “This is a program intended to get the community involved so that we can reduce waste going to landfills as well as giving back to one of our amazing organizations (connected to) Fort Leonard Wood,” Clemens said. “It is very important we get the community involved so we have enough collections to send in. Each program has a certain weight limit or quantity restriction before we can send the items in and receive credit.” According to Clemens, they are always collecting. For more information contact at her at fclemens@bbcgrp.com, 573.329.1009 or visitwww.ftlwoodfamilyhousing.com.

Stephanie Burnette, Contributor 12:26 p.m. EDT May 7, 2014 The baby food market expanded 28 percent during the last five years. A good bit of the increase can be attributed to disposable food pouches. This month’s Take 5 looks at the ups, downs and in-betweens of this booming trend. •  The average baby food pouch holds about 100 calories of pureed food (typically a mixture of fruits, vegetables and grains). As of this month, they still cost 30 – 60 percent more than a jarred equivalent. The inner layer of the pouch is made of BPA-free polypropylene, the outer layer is printed foil and they are 10 times lighter than a classic glass jar. •  Pouches are amazing for on-the-go moments. In an airport? Baby gets fed in a sterile, efficient way. Need a snack? Toddlers can squeeze to self-feed. •  Spoon-feeding helps develop oral motor skills and a proper swallowing mechanism. Eating baby food from a pouch is more akin to drinking from a straw. •  TerraCycle and Ella’s Kitchen created the Baby Food Pouch Brigade, which recycles any brand of pouch or cap. Download a prepaid shipping label and mail them in for a reward-based program. Learn more at www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/ellaskitchen.html. •  Reusable options are flooding the market, such as Little Green Pouch and Squeeze’Ems. Prices range from $4 – 6 per pouch, but can be used indefinitely. You fill them and you clean them.