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Mid-coast area caucus information
The following information of locations and times for Mid-coast area caucuses. (full story) |
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| New recycling programs open to participants |
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| 10/04/2007 |
Special to The Times Record
Two new recycling efforts are taking place in communities across Maine schools and other community groups are being challenged to start collecting used yogurt containers and used drink pouches as part of a statewide program that allows schools to fundraise while teaching their students about recycling and the environment.
Environmental group TerraCycle has teamed with Honest Tea and Stonyfield Farms to create two programs called the "Drink Pouch Brigade" and the "Yogurt Brigade." These programs allow schools, houses of worship, and other community groups to collect these previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle items in return for cash.
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 -ounce yogurt containers, and 5 cents for 32-ounce yogurt containers. All yogurt containers must be cleaned.
Honest Tea and TerraCycle are challenging America to help rescue and reuse one million pouches in the next 12 months. The pouches will be made into handbags of various sizes and styles and are tentatively scheduled to be sold at major retailers in 2008.
To sign up, visit www.terracycle.net/brigades. |
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