Energy Bar Wrappers = Clean Water

At LifeWorks, we need to keep our students fueled up while they study so we make sure to provide plenty of healthful snacks. On any given day,  students can find an assortment of goodies ranging from organic apples and clementines, to roasted almonds, to a wide assortment of teas, and of course a generous selection of energy bars. The kids love it and it helps them stay focused. The only down side is the waste created by all those bars!

Which is where TerraCycle comes in! TerraCycle is a non-profit organization that, among other things, collects used energy bar wrappers and turns them into new products. In addition to keeping wrappers out of the landfill, TerraCycle also gives participants points for each wrapper sent in. This is the first year we have participated in this program and I am pleased to announce that over the past several months, we have collected enough bar wrappers to provide clean drinking water for 16 people for a full year!

This amazing opportunity to give in this way was made possible by another inspiring organization called Charity: Water. In just five years, they have provided clean drinking water to over 2 million people and counting. So if you don’t already, start saving your wrappers! There is good work to be done throughout the world!