Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library Earns Money by Recycling Drink Pouches

Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library Reaches Second Level in TerraCycle® and Capri Sun® Contest

HAVERTOWN, Pa., July 9, 2014 – Haverford Township residents earn money and prizes for their library by collecting and recycling the drink pouches they used at home and in schools. The Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library has just reached the second level of TerraCycle and Capri Sun’s Drink Pouch Brigade® milestone contest by collecting more than 18,000 drink pouches. The organization has earned more than $600 for the Haverford Township Free Library by collecting the drink pouches. The Friends of the Haverford Township Free Library is a non-profit organization devoted to helping the library enrich the lives of community residents. The money raised by the organization has helped fund special programs, including the Summer Reading Program, and purchased books, CDs, DVDs, computers, and more.

The Drink Pouch Brigade® is a free recycling program that rewards people for collecting and sending their waste to TerraCycle® to be recycled or upcycled. The Milestone Program began in September 2013 when Capri Sun added prizes for collecting certain amounts. Now, in addition to the money they earn for each piece of waste collected, participants can win prizes made from recycled drink pouches, such as park benches, recycling bins, a playground, and other fun rewards.

"The Milestone Program is meant to inspire individuals and organizations to collect more waste while receiving prizes for their achievements," said Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle. "It is rewarding to see the community get so involved in making this work.  It’s an incredible achievement to have kept so many pouches out of the waste stream."

Thousands of other schools across the United States participate in the Drink Pouch Brigade. To learn more about the program or to sign up, visit www.terracycle.com. The program is free to any interested organization or individual, and all shipping costs are paid. In addition, for each piece of waste received, participants earn money for a charity of their choice.