The Sistema Recycled Playground Contest

Play your part to help protect the planet! Get your community involved and recycle your food containers and reusable water bottles for a chance to win an amazing prize while raising funds for your school!

All shipments sent in by participating schools that are picked up by UPS by 18 December will count towards the final standings in the contest. These shipments will be checked and tallied before the final positions are announced in January 2025.

1. Create a free TerraCycle account on behalf of your school.
2. Join the Food Storage Container and Reusable Bottle Free Recycling Programme! We recommend that you sign up to become a public drop-off point and encourage your community to support you in your recycling efforts during the contest.
3. Agree to the Terms and Conditions by signing the Letter of Agreement either manually (by printing and sending a scanned copy to us at contest@terracycle.com) or electornically by filling out this form.
4. Please note that the Letter of Agreement needs to be signed by an authorised representative of the school (e.g. headteacher or deputy headteacher).
5. Don’t forget to fill in the consent form. 
6. Send us as many food containers and reusable water bottles accepted in the programme as you can!
7. Throughout the contest, you can track your progress on the leaderboard available on this page. The leaderboard is updated on a monthly basis.
8. Participating schools will be offered PR support on a first-come first-served basis. Don’t miss this opportunity of getting the word out! Reaching out to a wider community will help you boost your recycling efforts to win a playground. Please contact our team by filling out this form for more information.
9. After the contest ends on 18th December 2024, the school that has sent the most items will win a playground with a frame made of 100% recycled materials—including recycled food containers. The pupils of the contest-winning school and the runner-up will also receive a Sistema food container and a reusable bottle*.
10. For more information read the FAQs here.

Check out the resources we created especially for you:

School participation guide

This is an all-encompassing guide on how recycling and raising funds with TerraCycle works. It covers everything from how to create an account to how to redeem your TerraCycle points and how to take part in the contest.

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Collection station decoration kit

This kit has everything you need to decorate and personalise your very own collection box. Make it a fun activity with students and help them cut out the pictures and adhere them to your box.

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Poster

Let your community know you're collecting to win a playground with this poster.

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Spread the word 

We’ve prepared an email template and a social media icon and copy template you can use to inform parents about the the contest We recommend you add your own flavour to the text and make it your own to engage your community!

Once you’ve joined the programme, send as many shipments of food containers and reusable water bottles as you can until the end of the Sistema Recycled Playground Contest on 18th December 2024. The school that has sent the most shipments will win a playground with a frame made of 100% recycled materials—including recycled food containers–to be installed on its premises. Each pupil of the top 2 schools on the leaderboard will also receive a Sistema food container and a reusable bottle*. What’s more, every shipment will earn 100 TerraCycle points per kilogram. These points can then be donated to your school. Find out more about TerraCycle points here.

All shipments sent in by participating schools that are picked up by UPS by 18 December will count towards the final standings in the contest. These shipments will be checked and tallied before the final positions are announced in January 2025.

*For more information, please see our Terms and Conditions.