1. O’Rourke Elementary’s RECYCLING PROJECTS

2. What in the world are those?! That looks really weird!

3. TerraCycle and O’Rourke are on a mission to eliminate the idea of waste! So, our PTO and Student Council are collecting drink pouches. The collected pouches are then converted into new products. What is ?

4. What does “upcycle” mean?? To re-use and re-purpose old stuff into something new and useful. TerraCycle upcycles and recycles traditionally non-recycable waste (drink pouches) into a large variety of consumer products. These products keep waste out of our landfills and contribute to a cleaner world.

5. Once your pouches are received and checked in to the TerraCycle facility, O’Rourke will be credited with any TerraCycle points that you may have earned for your pouches. TerraCycle points can be redeemed for a payment of 1 per point to O’Rourke!

6. 1.Enjoy your drink until it is empty. 2.Remove the straw. 3.Flatten the pouches. 4.Each day after snack or lunch…. FEED THE MONSTERS! How do we prepare the pouches?

7. What drink pouches are accepted?? ALL aluminum and plastic drink pouches!

8. O’ROURKE RECYCLES paper! Just reuse any old box to hold the recycled paper for your classroom. Once a week, or as needed, have a student to empty the box of paper in the campus recycle bin. **Younger grades: (K-2) may request a Student Council member to help with this task.

9. Where is the bin on O’Rourke’s campus located?

10. What’s Allowed ???

11. Thanks for all of your help! O’Rourke PTO & Student Council