Harris Teeter - Together In Education

We Think Green

Thank you to all of the schools that were a part of our contest!

Our goal is to teach the students the importance of recycling. During this contest, schools collected more than 8,100 bins, this is equivalent to more than 7.3 million plastic shopping bags! These bags were collected from February 1 through March 27, 2012.

Just imagine how many bags your school could save each year. Plastic and paper bags can be dropped off at your local Harris Teeter, recycle bins are located in the entrance way of our stores.

Help us do our part in saving the environment. Encourage your students to continue to recycle their bags at home.

Recycle Facts
Our recycle plastic is picked up by a company called Trex®, the largest plastic recycler in the United States. Trex (Trex® is the leading brand of alternative decking, railing, fencing, and trim products designed to maximize your outdoor living experience), Trex® is made from about 50 percent recycled and reclaimed plastic, and 50 percent reclaimed wood. These materials would otherwise go unused in landfills. They collect more than 1.5 billion plastic bags from retailers each year.

Recycle Bin

Congratulations to our Winners!!

Reward	Bins	School	Area
2012 We Think GREEN Contest Winners

Northern
$1,000	236	Gatewood Peep	Newport News, VA
$500	119	Trinity Luthern	Newport News, VA
$250	108	Potomac Elementary	Potomac, MD
$250	68	Windsor Oaks	Virginia Beach, VA
$250	66	Bennett Elementary School	Manassas, VA
Central
$1,000	919	Sedge Garden	Kernersville, NC
$500	457	Southport Elementary	Southport, NC
$250	251	Oak Ridge Elementary	Oak Ridge, NC
$250	130	Partnership Primary School	Raleigh, NC
$250	113	Triangle Lake Montessori	High Point, NC
Southern
$1,000	516	Sterling Elementary	Pineville, NC
$500	378	Stoney Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC
$250	333	Quail Hollow Middle School	Charlotte, NC
$250	322	Randolph Middle School	Charlotte, NC
$250	221	Rural Hall	Rural Hall, NC