Turning trash into cash sounds like a slogan that is too good to be true but a Trenton, NJ based company, TerraCycle, has started a program that awards grants to schools that (cool)lect the most manufacturing packaging or post-consumer waste.
The "Trash to Cash Collection" contest is a free program that will reward grants totaling up to $125,000, the biggest prize being $50,000 ranging down to $5,000, to the top collecting public schools in New Jersey.
George Chevalier, a TerraCycle senior publicist, expresses that the free fundraisers pay schools to collect a range of non-recyclable products from glue bottles to toothpaste tubes to drink pouches with another 25 common materials being accepted at collection areas and drop-off points, "So every yogurt cup, chip bag, and candy wrapper that used to be thrown away can now earn money for a local school."
TerraCycle, which specializes in making eco-friendly products from post-consumer waste, has raised over $1.5 million for schools as of this week by keeping 1,849,356,026 units of waste out of area landfills. The program remains completely free as the company pays all shipping cost.
Here's to TerraCycle for finding a creative way to raise money for schools-stay positive, stay generous, and STAY COOL!
What do you think of TerraCycle and its free fundraising program for schools?
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