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Sussex County - Schools around New Jersey have
a chance to earn money for recycling items not usually associated with
recycling programs.
Yogurt containers and used drink pouches are
recyclable as part of a statewide program that allows schools to raise
funds while teaching their students about recycling and the environment.
The initiatives are Yogurt Brigade and Honest
Kids Drink Pouches. Schools and other community groups can sign up for
free, pay no shipping costs, and will earn a 1 cent for every drink
pouch or 2 cents for Honest Kids Drink Pouches. In the Yogurt Brigade
schools will earn 2 cents for 6 oz yogurt containers, and 5 cents for
32 ounce yogurt containers. All yogurt containers must be cleaned. To
sign up visit: www.terracycle.net/brigades
Fruit drink pouches
are a staple in American schools’ cafeterias. According to the
Container Recycling Institute, 3.6 billion drink pouches are produced
each year. Because the material used to makes these pouches is
non-recyclable, virtually every single one is sent to a landfill.
Similarly,
more then 10 billion yogurt containers are consumed a year in America.
In the case of Stonyfield Farm, its yogurt cups are made from
Polypropylene Plastic #5. A study by the Center for Sustainable Systems
determined that #5 was the most environmentally preferable choice of
plastics available for Stonyfield Farm yogurt because it allows for the
cups to use a minimal amount of plastic. However, since many recycling
centers are not equipped to handle #5 cups, Stonyfield Farm has teamed
with TerraCycle to save these containers from the landfill.
“The
environmental mantra is ‘reduce-reuse-recycle,’” says Gary Hirshberg,
Stonyfield CE-Yo. “We’ve reduced by using #5, and this project offers
an opportunity to reuse some of our yogurt cups.”
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