Fairview Elementary School a top collector in lunch kit recycling program

HEISKELL, TN – Students and teachers at Fairview Elementary School are among the top collectors of lunch kits in the Lunch Kit Brigade®, a free, national recycling program created by Lunchables® Lunch Combinations and TerraCycle®. By collecting used lunch kits, the school has helped to divert 3,830 units of lunch kit waste from landfills.

After they sign up to join a recycling Brigade, schools earn points for every unit of waste they collect and send to TerraCycle. The points can be redeemed for charitable gifts or a cash donation to the non-profit or school of the collector’s choice. TerraCycle recycles the traditionally non-recyclable lunch kit waste into new products and materials.

“We’re very proud of the work that students and teachers at Fairview Elementary have done for this Brigade,” said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “We love working with Lunchables® to celebrate and reward schools doing such great things for the environment.”

Any schools or organizations interested in recycling with TerraCycle can learn more about the brigades and sign up for free at www.terracycle.com.

Published August 12, 2014