HUDSON, QUEBEC / AGILITYPR.NEWS / February 08, 2021 / CPE Treehouse Childcare Centre Recycles Disposable Masks and Gloves with Help of Zero Waste Boxes from TerraCycle®   CPE Treehouse Childcare Centre has partnered with TerraCycle to safely eliminate waste with a convenient solution to recycle traditionally unrecyclable personal protective equipment (PPE) through the Zero Waste Box program.   “Due to the current pandemic, we saw how quickly we were filling up our garbage bags full of PPE and decided that we must stop contributing to this waste,” said Sylvie Roy, Executive Director of CPE Treehouse Childcare Centre. “We hope to instill in our children an understanding of the necessity to eliminate waste in order to ensure a healthy future for our planet.”   By placing Safety Equipment and Protective Gear Zero Waste Boxes in the entrance way to the facility and in the staff room, CPE Treehouse staff members can conveniently remove and recycle their disposable masks and gloves after use. The innovative recycling solution helps the staff to safely handle the increased amount of PPE waste generated in the childcare center.   TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes provide a convenient recycling solution for all types of single-use PPE, which are not recyclable through conventional recycling facilities. When placed in public spaces such as grocery stores, schools and parks, Zero Waste Boxes encourage people to responsibly dispose of their protective gear instead of tossing items on the ground.   When customers return a PPE Zero Waste Box for recycling, it is received at a regional TerraCycle warehouse where the waste is manually sorted by material type. Once the material types have been sorted, the individual waste streams are sent to third party specialty subcontracting facilities for mechanical processing.  After undergoing mechanical processing, the resulting material can be remolded into a variety of new products such as plastic shipping pallets, railroad ties or outdoor furniture.   Any recycling partner who purchases a PPE Zero Waste Box through Shopify can request a certificate of destruction (COD) once a year. The COD certifies the date and weight of the material received and guarantees that it has been properly defaced and recycled. TerraCycle does not incinerate or landfill any of the PPE that is accepted for recycling —all compliant materials are mechanically recycled.

About CPE Treehouse Childcare Centre CPE Treehouse Childcare Centre’s mission is to meet the unique developmental needs of each young child. Understanding that children learn through play inspires our commitment to develop an environment and curriculum where children are encouraged to play, explore, discover and learn at their own pace and in their own way.   About TerraCycle TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 20 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging. TerraCycle also sells Zero Waste Boxes that are purchased by end users to recycle items in offices, homes, factories and public facilities. TerraCycle has won over 200 awards for sustainability and has donated over $44 million to schools and charities since its founding more than 15 years ago and was named #10 in Fortune magazine’s list of 52 companies