Then I discovered TerraCycle. With a company tag line of "eliminating the idea of waste", I was immediately intrigued. TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in hard to recycle waste. In the spirit of Planet Arks National Recycling Week, I would definitely recommend jumping onto the TerraCycle website specific to your location (they operate in 21 countries!) and seeing what hard to recycle waste streams you can sign up to and start collecting for!

Recycling used satchels

Did you know that not all councils allow soft plastics to be recycled? That includes the plastic satchels you often receive your online shopping in. To combat this, we’ve teamed up with TerraCycle so that our customers are always able to recycle our products. We’re also working alongside TerraCycle to help other big brands such as Colgate, Garnier, Maybelline, L’Oreal and Natures Own, recycle their products through our network. Toothbrushes, coffee capsules, cosmetic items and more move through Australia Post to be repurposed and recycled.

TerraCycle Zero Waste Box

Have you got heaps of old stuff to get rid of, but don’t know the best way to make sure it doesn’t end up in landfill? Enter, the TerraCycle Zero Waste Box. Everything you send in to TerraCycle using their Zero Waste Box will be recycled or re-purposed. =

That message is reinforced by the Australian wing of US eco business TerraCycle, which partners with the likes of Nespresso, Colgate, Australia Post and L'Oreal to recycle its waste. Like Green Thread, TerraCycle acknowledges consumers are more likely to make the right choice when the solution is spoon fed to them. For example, Nespresso sponsoring the recycling of its notoriously wasteful pods. "There is no doubt a growing concern for the world around us, and recycling is an integral part of minimising our impact on the environment. We see recycling as apolitical, in that we can all agree it's a good idea. Eventually, we realised that businesses, government and individuals may also be willing to pay to divert these products from landfill, and that we could provide the recycling solutions they were looking for," Gemma Kaczerepa, from TerraCycle Australia, said. Its new product, Zero Waste Box is a self-assembled box that can collect different waste items such as hair nets or binders, pens, pencils or markers.

That message is reinforced by the Australian wing of US eco business TerraCycle, which partners with the likes of Nespresso, Colgate, Australia Post and L'Oreal to recycle its waste. Like Green Thread, TerraCycle acknowledges consumers are more likely to make the right choice when the solution is spoon fed to them. For example, Nespresso sponsoring the recycling of its notoriously wasteful pods. "There is no doubt a growing concern for the world around us, and recycling is an integral part of minimising our impact on the environment. We see recycling as apolitical, in that we can all agree it's a good idea. Eventually, we realised that businesses, government and individuals may also be willing to pay to divert these products from landfill, and that we could provide the recycling solutions they were looking for," Gemma Kaczerepa, from TerraCycle Australia, said. Its new product, Zero Waste Box is a self-assembled box that can collect different waste items such as hair nets or binders, pens, pencils or markers.

That message is reinforced by the Australian wing of US eco business TerraCycle, which partners with the likes of Nespresso, Colgate, Australia Post and L'Oreal to recycle its waste. Like Green Thread, TerraCycle acknowledges consumers are more likely to make the right choice when the solution is spoon fed to them. For example, Nespresso sponsoring the recycling of its notoriously wasteful pods. "There is no doubt a growing concern for the world around us, and recycling is an integral part of minimising our impact on the environment. We see recycling as apolitical, in that we can all agree it's a good idea. Eventually, we realised that businesses, government and individuals may also be willing to pay to divert these products from landfill, and that we could provide the recycling solutions they were looking for," Gemma Kaczerepa, from TerraCycle Australia, said. Its new product, Zero Waste Box is a self-assembled box that can collect different waste items such as hair nets or binders, pens, pencils or markers.