Mountain House Invites Backpackers to Take a Step Towards Ending Childhood Hunger with Prize-Packed Recycling Contest

Keeping Trails Clean and Helping Underprivileged Children are Rewards in Themselves but Collectors Can Get Even More for their Efforts

TRENTON, N.J., September 13, 2023 – The maker of popular portable freeze-dried meals, Mountain House, is giving “leave no trace” a new meaning with a newly-announced contest that challenges backpackers and outdoors enthusiasts to collect Mountain House plastic flexible pouches for recycling through TerraCycle, an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions.

From September 1st through October 31st, 2023, the top 3 collectors that mail in the most Mountain House packaging to TerraCycle through the Mountain House Free Recycling Program will each receive a Mountain House freeze-dried meal assortment bucket and a special, Mountain House-branded edition of a Ranger 2.0 Solo Stove for their efforts. Additionally, Mountain House will donate 100 meals for every 10 pouches received during the contest period to international non-profit Kids Against Hunger to combat childhood food insecurity.

Participation is easy: consumers are invited to create an account on TerraCycle.com, sign-up for the Mountain House Free Recycling Program via https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/mountain-house and mail in the packaging waste using the provided prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.

The Mountain House Free Recycling Program is an ongoing collection program, open to any individual, family, school or community group. For each piece of waste sent in using a prepaid shipping label, participants earn points that can be redeemed for charitable prizes or cash donations to the school or charity of their choice. 

For additional information please visit https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/contests/mountain-house-free-recycling-program-triple-win-shipping-contest-2023

About Mountain House

Based in Albany, Ore., Mountain House has been the first choice of backpackers, hikers, campers and emergency preparation experts for decades thanks to great taste, ease of use and reliability, no matter how extreme the environment. Born out of Long Range Patrol rations made for United States Special Forces more than 50 years ago – and continuously ever since – Mountain House wrote the book on delicious, dependable freeze-dried meals. According to the Outdoor Industry Association, Mountain House sells seven out of ten outdoor entrées in North America and their line of entrees in pouches and #10 cans have a proven shelf life and taste guarantee of 30 years. For more information and a complete list of products, visit www.mountainhouse.com.

About TerraCycle

TerraCycle is an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled materials, and reuse. Across 21 countries, TerraCycle is on a mission to rethink waste and develop practical solutions for today’s complex waste challenges. The company engages an expansive multi-stakeholder community across a wide range of accessible programs, from Fortune 500 companies to schools and individuals. To learn more about TerraCycle and join them on their journey to move the world from a linear economy to a circular one, please visit www.terracycle.com.