Usually it’s TerraCycle thanking our participants for all our hard work, but we recently received a wonderful surprise from Dutton Christian School! The students at Dutton sent us crafty, creative thank you notes, addressed to TerraCycle and the Brigade sponsors. Luray Elementary recently received a playground made out of flip-flops from our Old Navy Flip-Flop…
Read MoreSpotlight: Garfield East Elementary School
A few weeks ago, we visited Garfield Elementary, who participates in the Drink Pouch Brigade and the Elmer’s Glue Crew Brigade. They shared a few important lessons with us about how they promote their Brigades and get the students excited about recycling with TerraCycle. One of their boxes is decorated as a robot, to make…
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Tips to Keep your Summer Time Collections Up!
The temperatures are starting to rise, noses are getting sunburnt, and we’re starting to spend more time outside. What does that mean? … Summer! With summer comes the close of the school year, which means that it is harder to keep collections (and therefore fundraising) up for your school, club, or community group. Our Brigades…
Read MoreSpotlight: Churchill Road Elementary
Churchill Road Elementary School upcycled its way into our Top 100 Chip Bag collectors, and they accomplished this with hours of effort, many participants, and loads of dedication. They’re a model of how to make a TerraCycle Brigade successful, and they’ve gone above and beyond to collect, earn, and reach others in the community. How…
Read MoreBeyond the Bottle: Reducing your Footprint through Cork Recycling
Written by: Jeff Slater, Director of Global Marketing at Nomacorc As Earth Day approaches this Sunday, you may have noticed more advertisements, magazine articles, or newscasts that talk about the latest and greatest ways to “go green”. But what happens when April 22nd passes and we start going back towards our less-than-eco-friendly ways? One way…
Read MoreSpotlight: The Paired Shoe Brigade
Original Post by: Elizabeth Guerrero from the: Room 201 Blog For this week’s TerraCycle Tuesday, we’re introducing a brand-spanking new brigade: the Paired Shoe Brigade! Personally, I’m very excited about the launch of this new brigade because it has come right at the time of year when my family sorts through our ever-growing pile of…
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