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    Question SCE capri sun

    I am the music teacher at SCE. We have been recycling capri sun pouches for years and terrecycle just dropped the program. Is there any where else I can recycle capri suns?



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    Might call some local trash companies that offer curbside and ask . If terrecycle is not doing it . You are most likely out of luck .

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    According to Google, those are not normally recyclable.
    Unfortunately you may not find an alternative 'recycler' unless federal and state subsidy money is used.
    On a side note - there is some aluminum in each packet.
    Capri Sun pouches are made by bonding layers of aluminum and plastic together, making them very difficult to recycle.

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    Our recycling center accepts stuff for about 15 different TerraCycle collections. We were warned about Capri Sun pulling their support of the collection (that's what happens when TC drops a specific item/brand) so we jumped to the Honest Kids collection. Same stuff, different sponsor. There are no open slots at this time. You can get on the waitlist but that is likely to be a while. If you have a large community who is regularly contributing, the stockpile could get huge (and gross; fruit flies LOVE those pouches in the warm weather). If you have a bunch, now, and you just need to clean out without tossing it all the trash, PM me and I will see what I can do.

    Literally no one touches this weird packaging as a scrap source, for your purposes. I've checked. Without sponsorship, there just isn't a functional way to even recover the base materials, let alone establish a market.

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    If you cant unload them turn them into something there a lot a websites that show items made from the packaging. My daughter even made a few hand bags and sold them for $5. lol

    This is just one of many sites:
    capri sun: Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials - Craftster.org

    Looks like the schools art teacher could use this for a 2 week and have the kids make stuff.


    Good luck.
    I'm going to recycle the world.

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