TerraCycle Collection Day Friday at Newtown Elementary

Do something good for the planet and your neighborhood Friday. It’s as simple as donating your trash. Yes, you heard right. Trash.

Since October, Newtown Elementary School has been participating in TerraCycle recycling. The school is holding its first of two TerraCycle recycling summer collection days on Friday.

TerraCycle, headquartered in Trenton, N.J., specializes in making consumer products from, well, trash.  For example, the company makes bags from Capri Sun pouches, and other products from chip bags, plastic baggies, candy wrappers, etc.

During the last school year, the Newtown Elementary School community collected approximately 20,000 items for TerraCycle. Not only has the effort helped to alleviate the amount of trash in our landfills, but it has also served as a fundraising opportunity. TerraCycle gives the school 2 cents an item.

Well school may be out, but Newtown Elementary is still collecting for TerraCycle. The school is holding two collection drives for Terracycle items over the summer. This Friday, July 15 is the first Terracycle recycling collection day. There will be another on August 15.

Collection bins will be in the front lobby and available for drop off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the two collection dates only.

The following items can be recycled:

• empty chip bags (any size or brand)
• empty juice pouches (straw removed, any brand)
• Ziploc style bags and containers (any brand or size)
• Candy, cookie, and granola bar wrappers