Back in August, I featured TerraCycle on The Campsite in Your Trash Can Be Someone’s Treasure. This is a company that recycles your trash, including garbage from trail food you bring along on your outdoor excursions, into handy products, from bags to office supplies. TerraCycle sent a bag made out of LUNA Bar wrappers for me to try, and so this past winter I put it to the test. I felt pretty proud carrying around my recycled bag (in this mountain town those wrappers are pretty recognizable, too). I often got asked where I got the bag and also received comments on how smart it was. I tried to carry different types of items in it, from groceries to books I was lugging around for research. I really loved the LUNA bag until the wrappers began to lift from the nylon ‘frame’ that give the bag its shape. I had only been using it for about 2 weeks.

Reusable, recyled back to school items from Terracycle and Rebinder.