Takis® Back-to-School Recycling Challenge

Recycle Takis snack packaging for a chance to win HOT prizes!

This back-to-school season, you can win big! Ship in the Takis® Snacks Free Recycling Program between August 19, 2024 and November 18, 2024 and earn 100 bonus TerraCycle Recycling Rewards points and a chance to win some INTENSE prizes!

The three schools that recycle the most will win a garden bed, a compost bin, and two recycled flower planters made out of recycled material we’ve recycled together, plus five Takis® x TerraCycle collection boxes to help schools recycle even more. The top school will win an in-person Takis celebration, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and Takis® truck, to commemorate the accomplishment!


But that’s not all…30 lucky individuals will be randomly selected to win Takis® prize packs filled with Takis® swag, like backpacks, pencil cases, friendship bracelets, and more! Click here to view the official challenge rules.

How it works

It’s free and easy to participate this back-to-school season!

1. Sign up for a free TerraCycle account. If you're a school, make sure to choose a school option when filling in your organization type. 

2. Join the Takis® Snacks Free Recycling Program.

3. Save up your Takis snack bags until you have a full box.

4. Download a free shipping label and ship your trash back to us for recycling!

 

Schools: Place boxes and the program flyer in the lunchroom, classroom, and near vending machines to help collect and recycle Takis® snack packaging, and spread the word to students, parents, and families to save them up at school and at home so you can make the top three! 

Not a school? Ship your Takis® snack packaging to TerraCycle for your chance to win a prize pack. Know a student whose school recycles with TerraCycle? Send them in with your Takis packaging to help their school win! Does the school in your life still need to sign up? Send them here to get started.

You can find more information about what can be recycled here

Prizes

Please note: Images are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the prizes.

  1. The top three (3) schools that recycle the most will win one garden bed, one compost bin, two recycled flower planters, and five Takis® x TerraCycle collection boxes.
    • The top winning school will win an in-person celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony with a visit from the Takis® truck.
  2. 30 individuals will win Takis®  prize packs including backpacks, pencil cases, friendship bracelets, and more! 
  3. Every valid shipment will earn 100 extra TerraCycle points!

Leaderboard

Rank Participant Score
1. Eisenhower School - EcoEagles Green team - boulder, CO 80303 1072
2. Mercer Elementary School - Hamilton, NJ 08690 669
3. Twin Cities International Elementary School - Minneapolis, MN 55401 171
4. Oak Crest Middle - Oceanside, CA 92056 118
5. Paterson School 12 - paterson, NJ 07522 110
6. Thomas Viaduct Middle School - Hanover, MD 21076 37
7. Chaparral Elementary PTA - Phoenix, AZ 85029 13
8. Chaparral Elementary PTA - Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix, AZ 85029 12
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