Dear Parents,
Our TerraCycle brigade has been going well! Instead of going into the landfill, these hard-to-recycle items are being turned them into affordable green products! For more information about the TerraCycle program and products, visit www.TerraCycle.com. Thank you, everyone, for your collection efforts!
Here’s a recap of the items we are collecting at school for recycling:
Writing Instruments
Any brand of…
ink pens & caps
- mechanical pencils
- markers & caps
- highlighters & caps
(2 TCP per item = $0.02 per item)
Personal Care & Beauty Items
Any brand of…
- toothpaste tubes / caps
- tooth brushes
- floss containers
- mouthwash bottles / caps
- deodorant containers / caps
- plastic soap wrappers
- hair care packaging
- skin care packaging
- cosmetics packaging
(2 TCP per item = $0.02 per item)
Scotch Tape
Any brand of…
- Plastic tape dispensers & cores
(2 TCP per item = $0.02 per item)
Brita® brand name ONLY
- anything by Brita®
(pitchers, bottles, filters, faucet filtration systems, packaging, etc)
(50 TCP per lb = $0.50 per lb)
E-Waste
Any brand of… working AND non working
- Standard CELL PHONES, smart phones, and iPhones
- Digital cameras, camcorders, and graphing calculators
- Select toner cartridges and inkjet cartridges
- iPod® devices, Laptops, notebooks, netbooks, e-readers, tablets and iPads
(Points vary by device and range from 7,500 TCP per item = $75.00 per item to 25 TCP per item = $0.25 per item)
TCP = TERRACYCLE POINT 1 TCP = $0.01 donation to charity:water
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office, or email!
