Project Strive implements recycling program on campus

Project Strive has implemented a recycling program on campus starting Oct. 1 and ending March 31, 2016. “Be Fantastic! Recycle Your Plastic!” is a recycling program through a program called Terracycle. Project Strive is encouraging students to donate if possible.

Boxes will be placed around campus to donate items in or students can contact anyone in Project Strive and they will bring the objects to the Project Strive Office.

The items are worth a different amount of points depending on what they are. Once Project Strive receives the items, they will send them in to Terracycle and will then receive the points. These points can be used to provide resources to help people in need, to help protect our environment, to help end poverty, and to provide education.

Items that will be accepted are split up into the following brigades: writing instruments, energy bar wrappers, personal care and beauty, snack bag, Tom’s of Maine Natural Care, Cereal Bag, Plastic Cup, and E-Waste.

The Writing Instrument Brigade shipment must weight over five pounds and two points will be given for each unit of waste. Items accepted in this group include pens and pen caps, mechanical pencils, markers and caps, permanent markers and caps, and highlighters and caps.

The Energy Bar Wrapper Brigade shipment must weight over five pounds and one point will be given for each unit of waste. Items accepted in this group include foil-lined energy bar or granola bar wrappers, foil-lined meal replacement bar wrappers, foil-lined protein bar wrappers, foil-lined diet bar wrappers, pouches from Clif Organic Energy Food, any wrappers from Clif Bars, Luna Bars, MOJO, Builders, Crunch, Shot Bloks, Shot Gels, and Shot Drinks.

The Personal Care and Beauty Brigade shipment must weight over 10 pounds and each unit of waste is worth two points. Items that will be accepted for this group include hair care packaging (plastic only), skin care packaging (no cans), and cosmetic packaging.

The Snack Bag Brigade points will depend on the size of the shipment. If the shipment is between 14 pounds and 40 pounds, one point will be given for each bag. If the shipment is over 40 pounds, two points will be given for each bag. Items that will be accepted into this group include family-size snack bags, individual size snack bags, and multi-pack snack bags.

Items that will be accepted into Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade include mouthwash bottles and caps, deodorant containers and caps, toothpaste tubes and caps, soap packaging, floss containers, and toothbrushes.

The Cereal Bag Brigade shipment must weight over 15 pounds. Two points will be given for each unit of waste. Items accepted into this group include plastic cereal bags and plastic cereal bag liners.

The Plastic Cup Brigade shipment must weight over five pounds and the only items accepted are #6 Rigid plastic cups.

There must be at least 20 individual items in the E-Waste Brigade. Items that will be accepted into this group include standard cell phones, smart phones, iPhones, digital cameras, camcorders, graphing calculators, select toner cartridges, inkjet cartridges, iPod devices, laptops, notebooks, netbooks, e-readers, tablets, and iPads. Each item in this section is worth a different amount of points varying from 25 points to 7,500 points.

For more information on the recycling program, you can contact Jennifer Schaer at (308) 432-6069.