Step away from the trashcan! Leaving no trace just got easier — and cooler. Take your non-recycleable wrappers from products such as Kashi, Bear Naked and CLIF Bar and put them to good use through
TerraCycle Brigade programs.
Ship your wrappers to TerraCycle free of charge and they will award you points that you can use to buy a specific charity gift. They then turn your wrappers into cool eco-friendly, affordable products such as tote bags, coolers, notebooks, laptop cases and mini-speakers. Wrappers that aren’t upcycled into products are melted down and turned into plastics that are used in trash cans, flower pots and clipboards. The snacks you enjoy can become eco-friendly, long-life products that support your environment through TerraCycle.
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Despite their growing global presence and epic partnerships, TerraCycle is unsurprisingly still down to earth -- and we mean down. Employees recently put their quirky upcycled designs to use by renovating their entire Trenton, New Jersey offices with waste material. Mountains of vinyl records, juice boxes, water bottles, and even bowling lanes became desks, dividers, lamps, and conference room tables. Hit the jump for a look at the inspiration-inducing space!
We here at Inhabitat have long been huge fans of TerraCycle’s fun and fresh upcycled products and events throughout New York. Now their recent, homemade office renovations solidify their reputation as the hippest and possibly most committed waste repurposing company around.
To help, one company is offering consumers a way to reduce their household garbage while earning money for local schools or charities. Through free collection programs called Brigades, upcycling pioneer TerraCycle is collecting and paying for packaging waste from household staples -- from the bathroom to the kitchen to the classroom.
Many major brands are getting on board with upcycling. Scott tissues and Huggies are sponsoring programs to collect plastic packaging waste from paper products and diapers. And since most oral hygiene products aren't recyclable, Colgate and TerraCycle have partnered to collect used toothbrushes and toothpaste cubes.
Instead of throwing out their garbage this summer, hikers and park-goers have another option for their non-recyclable trash after they pack it out: sending it free of charge to pioneering company TerraCycle to be recycled.
TerraCycle collects people’s trash and recycles the non-recyclable into eco-friendly, affordable, and practical products. The “leave no trace” policy, which has evolved into the “pack it in, pack it out” policy of taking all your trash out with you, is furthered by TerraCycle’s Brigade program. People can send in difficult-to-recycle food wrappers for recycling and upcycling and earn cash for charity. Usually, wrappers from products including Kashi, Bear Naked, CLIF BAR, and Revolution Foods, among others, are non-recyclable.
Green Alternatives in Norfolk has partnered with TerraCycle in a recycling program that will pay you for certain trash items, including 6-ounce and 32-ounce yogurt containers, energy bar wrappers,
Starbucks coffee bags, Unilever spread containers, drink pouches, cookie wrappers, candy wrappers, and Kashi packaging. TerraCycle will pay roughly 2 to 5 cents per item collected. You can call 622-1444 for more information or visit greenalternativesstore.com.
