If you want to partner with a local business, restaurant, or store to help increase collections and raise awareness of your recycling efforts, it’s important to approach them in a friendly manner and show the business how you can help them, not just how they can help you. In addition to a letter of invitation,…
Read MoreTerraCycle Tuesday: Spotlight on Dairy Tub Brigade
TerraCycle Tuesday: Spotlight on Dairy Tub Brigade Original Post by: Elizabeth Guerrero from the: Room 201 Blog The first TerraCycle Tuesday of April! Yesterday, the new Dairy Tub Brigade was launched. This new brigade is a mix of the former Yogurt Cup and Spreads Container brigades. source What can be TerraCycled in this category? Answer: any brand and size…
Read MoreIntroducing the… School Break Collection Challenge!
Spring, Easter, and even SUMMER breaks are upon us, and we want to share with you a helpful tool for keeping collections up at school during these breaks. The “School Break Collection Challenge” will help keep your collections on track even when you’re out of the classroom (or not having meetings, etc!). Each student is…
Read MoreTroubleshooting: How to add a designated charity to your account
We recently walked you through redeeming your points for a charity or school donation, but you may not want to redeem to the same place every time. In this case, it’s important to know how to add another charity to your account so that you can make a donation to wherever you’d like. Or, you…
Read MoreTips and Tricks for Redeeming Points
Now that you know the step by step process (thanks to last weeks post) we wanted to give you a few extra tips for the process! 1. Try to redeem a few days earlier than the deadline to allow time for processing and make sure everything goes smoothly. This will give us plenty of time to help…
Read MoreSpotlight on: Storage & Countryside Elementary School
Awhile back, we talked about juice pouches being icky and sticky, and how to deal with storing them. We know that collecting enough trash to meet Brigade minimums can be challenging, and that it’s difficult to store so much trash. Collecting should be fun, not problematic, so here are a few more ways to get…
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