Join TerraCycle’s Brigade Program and Earn Money For Being Green

As residents prepare for Fourth of July and other summer parties, they have a new option for their non-recyclable trash: send it for free to TerraCycle to be, indeed, recycled. TerraCycle collects difficult-to-recycle food packaging such as Frito-Lay chip bags, Kraft Singles cheese packaging, Scott paper towel and napkin wrapping, and Solo plastic cups.

Anyone can send in their used products and packaging to be upcycled and recycled.  For every piece of packaging that TerraCycle receives, participants are awarded with two points, which can be put toward buying a specific charity gift or converted to money and donated to a charity of the participant’s choice.

Crestmoor Elementary takes part in TerraCycle's drink pouch brigade. They collect drink pouches, such as Capri Suns, and then send them to TerraCycle free of charge. They download shipping labels directly from TerraCycle's website. And then TerraCycle collects the waste and the school receives about 2 cents per piece.

Schools and community groups in San Bruno can continue collecting and sending in non-recyclables even after the summer celebrations. Sign up on TerraCycle's website, www.terracycle.net.