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DIY Crafts
TerraCycle offers fun, free DIY craft ideas for kids to do that has them use would-be-waste items (like potato chip bags and cookie wrappers). Here is one of the craft ideas for anyone who wants to upcycle on their own … Continue reading
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Atco students recycling efforts having national impact
Capri Sun drink pouches being thrown away at Assumption Elementary School in Atco is soon to be a thing of the past. The school now earns two cents for every one of those pouches they collect and return to a … Continue reading
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Students collect trash for cash
A group of students from Floral Street School gathered recently at 487 Grafton St. to show off their trash. Over the past few months, the students have collected six large bags of trash (primarily juice pouches and snack bags) that … Continue reading
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Recycle beauty product containers
The Road to Healthy Skin tour gives consumers the opportunity to receive full-body skin cancer screenings conducted by local dermatologists, who are volunteering their time and expertise. The tour is sponsored by Aveeno and TerraCycle, which pays schools, families, and … Continue reading
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TerraCycle – Giveaway!
Unfortunately, just like in most towns, there’s a limit on what sort of materials they accept. Which is why whenTerraCycle emailed about their program I was so excited! TerraCycle is a small (but growing!) company that takes normally non-recyclable products and … Continue reading
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Recycling garners cash for local school
ANTIOCH – Students at Faith Lutheran School in Antioch are finding a good turn for the environment is doubly advantageous. Last year, students at the school began collecting their non-recyclable Capri Sun drink pouches that previously had ended up in … Continue reading
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Help children with special needs by saving your corks
Launched in January, the charitable campaign asks only that you bring your used corks to any ABC Fine Wine & Spirits store, which in turn gives the corks to Normacorc and TerraCycle for recycling into such products as corkboard. And … Continue reading
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Green Initiative gives new meaning to educational environment for students
St. Paul of the Cross School and local office-supply business Garvey’s Office Products teamed up earlier this year for the school’s Green Initiative with a program they called the Writing Instrument Brigade. Green Team committee member Amy Bartucci explained: … Continue reading
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Students’ recycling helps environment
Teachers at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School used to see a lot of used Capri Sun drink pouches get thrown away. Now the school earns 2 cents for every one of those pouches they collect and return to a company called … Continue reading