White River School District's Terracycle Progress!
White River School District is part of Terracycle! Empty containers are
being brought to school by students to be sent in for upcycling! These are
containers that can not be normally recycled, so they are sent in instead to be
turned into new products! For more information on the process please visit
http://www.terracycle.net If you
would like to help support the project and the school please sign up at the
website and select the White River Elementary School as your charity when you
send in items!
This is a rotating basis project! for the
2012 - 2013 term the White River High School will receive the benefits of our
efforts!
This will rotate through the other schools for each school term!
Please sign up, select the white river school district (or elementary) as your
charity to support, and send your items in to Terracycle!
If you have any questions on this project please contact your classroom
teacher or Johnny Kruse at the school district
johnny.kruse @ k12.sd.us
Brigades We Are Part Of and What We Can Send
In
Our Progress For Each Brigade!
Elmer's Glue Brigade Glue Sticks and Glue Bottles that are emptied (250 min to send in!)
Elmer's Glue Containers Collected: Bonus for
the School:
Neosporin
Tube Brigade
NEOSPORIN Tubes only, send in empty tube when finished using it.
Please place empty tube in a ziploc bag and seal it so handling of these
tubes is at a minimum. These are used to treat wounds where
bacteria may be present, for the safety of our students please enclose
in a baggie. Thank you! 50 Min Neeeded!
Neosporin Tubes Collected: Bonus for the
School:
Dairy Tub Brigade accepted waste: all
cream cheese tubs and lids, all sour cream tubs and lids, all cheese
tubs and lids, all yogurt tubs and lids, all butter tubs and lids, all
margarine tubs and lids, any other dairy product tub and plastic tub
tops
Spread Containers Collected: 89
Bonus for the
School: 178 - $1.78
Keyboard and Mouse Brigade
used keyboards and mice
Total Collected : 10
Bonus for the school : $2.00
Ink Jet Brigade
empty inkjet cartridges minimum of 20 per shipment
Total Collected: 56
Bonus for the school: $16.00
Paired Shoe Brigade
Used pairs of shoes
Total Collected:
Bonus for the School:
Digital Camera Brigade
Used Digital Cameras
Total Collected:
Bonus for the School:
Colgate Oral Care Brigade
Empty toothpaste tubes, boxes and toothbrushes (please clean and pack in a baggie)
Total Money Raised for the School:
Current Total Money Raised for the White River School District:
$37.52
TerraCycle is a private US small business headquartered in New Jersey which
specializes in making consumer products from pre and post consumer materials.
It began with the production of fertilizer made from worm waste products and was
packaged in reused containers for sale. The company diversified into
upcycling other materials in 2007 and began to produce items such as pencil
cases and backpacks from Capri Sun drink pouches. It also has branched out
to create messenger bags, binders, notebooks, tote bags and much more as a
result of it's mission to upcycle as much as it can and help keep the earth
green. The company was founded in 2001 by two freshmen at Princeton
University as a result of a submission for a business plan contest and by 2002
the company was well on it's way with the fertilizer business. It has been
named one of the 100 most innovative companies by Red Herring Magazine and has
received the Environmental Stewardship Award from Home Depot Canada. As of
Fall 2011 TeraCycle accepts materials in approximately 40 specialized categories
from a large number of participating locations and all money sent out in
exchange for the collections is paid to schools and non-profits. They pay
on average .02 per item ranging up to .25 for cellphones and inkjet cartridges.
Please search "terracycle" on
http://www.youtube.com for more informative videos on the upcycling process
and products of TerraCycle.
