TerraCycle ermöglicht zusammen mit dem Stiftehersteller BiC das Recycling für alte Plastikstifte und Korrekturmittel, die bisher nicht recycelt wurden.

Global Pet Expo (GPE) always provides a chance to see, in person, the products and trends that are driving the pet marketplace—new items and brands taking flight, what leaders in the industry are talking about and developments that may shape future offerings. In addition, some manufacturers have partnered with recycling innovator TerraCycle to make pet food packaging green.

TerraCycle was born in 2001, with a pretty simple idea – worm poop and compost. It’s now a global company, and as such, it would be fairly easy for them to have gone all out remodeling their headquarters in Trenton, New Jersey.

Canadian import Open Farm dog food continues to up the ante; its plastic packaging is now nationally recyclable in the U.S. through TerraCycle, a Trenton, N.J.-based recycler and manufacturer of consumer goods from traditionally non recyclable waste.

Open Farm, the first ethically raised and sourced pet food, is making its packaging nationally recyclable through a program with TerraCycle. After launching in Canada in 2014, Open Farm is now available in U.S. pet stores nationwide and the plastic bags are recyclable through TerraCycle. Open Farm is also partnering with TerraCycle Canada to operate a similar program.

My bag-about-town this spring is the Upcycled USPS Mail Sack Tote. This heavy-duty canvas bag has some key design features that I love.  The long nylon webbing shoulder straps allow easy access, important when someone is digging-in to grab a water bottle or a snack. I also love that the canvas has been recycled - the clever design house TerraCycle has repurposed real USPS mail sacks! 

Entenmann’s is partnering with TerraCycle, an international leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste, for the “Turn Trash to Cash” campaign that helps kids earn cash for their schools.