Mountain House launches recycling contest for backpackers

Mountain House, a brand offering freeze-dried meals for outdoor adventure, has teamed up with international sustainability company TerraCycle to launch the Mountain House Recycling Contest.  

From September 1 through October 31, 2024, outdoors enthusiasts, enrolled in the Mountain House Free Recycling program, are challenged to recycle Mountain House plastic flexible pouches with TerraCycle, keeping hard-to-recycle packaging out of landfills and incinerators. The top three collectors who send the most Mountain House packaging to TerraCycle for recycling have a chance to win a prize bundle consisting of a Mountain House Expedition Bucket (includes 15 pouches or 5 days’ worth of freeze-dried meals) and a BioLite Electricity Generating CampStove 2+ ensuring backpackers can make the most out of their meals with BioLite’s patented combustion technology while simultaneously charging their gear after a long trek.  

To participate in the contest, interested individuals can sign up for the Mountain House Free Recycling Program, download a prepaid shipping label, and send in the Mountain House plastic flexible pouches to be recycled. Once received at TerraCycle’s material recycling facilities, the packaging is shredded, cleaned and transformed into raw materials used to make new recycled products.  

Separate from the Mountain House Recycling Contest, the Mountain House Free Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, or community organization. Additionally, participants can earn TerraCycle Recycling Reward points for each shipment, which can be redeemed for cash donations to any school or nonprofit organization of their choice. For more information on TerraCycle’s recycling programs, visit the TerraCycle website.