Læs artiklen om 180 elever fra Bavnehøjskolen som deltager i indsamlingsprogrammet Brug Låget!, som TerraCycle og Arla står bag. Skolen har indtil nu indsamlet 19.000 mælke- og yoghurtlåg.

- Vi har som mål å eliminere ideen om søppel ved å bevise at alt fra penner og potetgullposer til kaffekapsler og sigarettsneiper kan materialgjenvinnes, forklarer TerraCycles regionsjef i Norden, Christina Røren.

Have you noticed people bending down at crosswalks and in parking lots to pick up throwaways and then place them in plastic bags? They are not throwing that aluminum tab or can away! And that was actually a cigarette butt you saw being rescued! Perhaps you have spotted the 4-foot-tall bags of cheese packaging hefted into Coyote Howling, or the arm loads of trash bags and boxes of used items being carried into the gift shop. Or have you wondered why the shop is a hive of activity with boxes being carried to and fro every Tuesday morning? You might even be one of the lucky members of the community who has discovered the trash bins are not as full as they once were in your neighborhood! Confused? Don't be! Call a TerraCycler, or visit the TerraCycle Depot: Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause—especially on Tuesday mornings! Or, visit one of the following churches, organizations, or businesses and ask them how they have gotten involved with taking trash back from the dumpsters and landfills to be re-purposed with zero waste. Christ Community Fellowship, Capitan Church of the Nazarene, Angus Foot of the Cross Christian Ministries, Ruidoso Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Ruidoso Trinity Southern Baptist Church, Capitan Chamber of Commerce Greeters of Ruidoso Valley; Chef Shawn's Eatery; Compass Bank Sudderth Employees; Gabe Gilmore Construction Company; Hot Hair by Crystal Rose; Fort Bliss IDES, East Fort Bliss, Texas (Angela S., coordinate.); L&L Cards, El Paso, Texas; McGee Construction Company; Nails by Sonia, Head 2 Toe Salon; Optimist Club of Ruidoso; Pizza Hut; Postal Annex; Ruidoso Animal Clinic; Schlotzsky's; Sweet Charity; and Taco Bell. And, as with all TerraCycle re-used, recycled and up-cycled items, rebates are paid directly to the designated not-for-profit: Feed My Starving Children. Other ways to help provide FMSC meals for children are to (1) participate in our on-line auctions,www.32auctions.com/FMSC_NM4 through May 31; (2) purchase with purpose at Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause where a percentage of every purchase goes to FMSC every day of the year; and/or (3) join our TerraCycling campaign. Posters and details for TerraCycle Brigades can be printed fromwww.CoyoteHowlingShopForaCause.com. Tonya Huber, PhD, is founder and owner of Coyote Howling Shop for a Cause. Contact her atCoyoteHowlingNM@gmail.com, (575) 808-8320.

(Salem, OR) — First Lady Cylvia Hayes learned about the Oregon Department of Corrections’ sustainable practices during a tour yesterday of its Salem facility, which recycles items from the state’s 14 prisons. "Our precious resources in Oregon should be preserved for future generations," First Lady Cylvia Hayes said. "The Department of Corrections is doing its part by accepting the challenge to change its practices. With inmates' help, our prisons recycle more, save energy and reuse items to be more sustainable and conscientious of our environment." The Department of Corrections launched its comprehensive recycling efforts in January 2013. Adults in custody at each institution sort through trash to reduce the amount each prison sends to landfills. Recycled items include cardboard, ballistic vests, batteries, five-gallon plastic buckets, plastics and clear shrink wrap film, fabric/textiles, shoes, foam, wood, paper, lead, metals, fluorescent bulbs and ballasts, E-waste and chip bags. Over the past 15 months, the recycling program has generated cost savings and waste reduction. Highlights include: • As of March 2014, more than 132,000 snack bags have been collected and processed through TerraCycle, Inc., a recycling company. The Department of Corrections gets cash credit for the recycled items that it donates to local charities. The Department of Corrections was recently recognized for its sustainability efforts. In March, the department was named Recycler of the Year at the 2014 Mid-Valley Green Awards Ceremony in Salem. The award honors sustainable and green-minded companies, organizations and people.

Fire Starters Gasoline is dangerous. Twigs can get damp. Dryer lint isn’t exactly what we want to inhale. Let’s focus on a fire starter that’s a little more reliable (and one that comes with less danger of losing your eyebrows). Soy candle wax and used coffee grounds make a foolproof igniter you can use when you have less-than-perfect campfire conditions. It smells great, too. Here’s how: Collect used coffee grounds and spread them out on a cookie sheet. Set in the sun or bake in the oven at 250 degrees; the goal is to get as much moisture out as possible. Dry the coffee filters as well. Scoop dry grounds into an empty egg carton, then tear the filters into small pieces, twist, and place them on the grounds (stick matches in as well if you have them). Melt some wax and pour evenly on each egg cup. Let cool and cut off one individual egg-cup at a time. All you have to do is light the match or filter and watch it burn; place it under a small teepee of twigs and logs to get your campfire going. The buy-it alternative: Look for an eco-friendly fire starter that won’t emit strange odors. Bonus points if they’re packed in a repurposed container, like the used soda bottles from TerraCycle. TerraCycle eco-friendly fire starters, MSRP $5.99, dwellsmart.com

A magyar származású Tom Szaky számára nem létezik újrahasznosíthatatlan hulladék. Az általa alapított, amerikai, TerraCycle nevű cég fő célja, hogy a már mindenki által felhasználhatatlannak minősített szemétnek új értelmet adjon. A sikeres és környezettudatos üzletember hitvallását tüzetesebben az Index két részes videójából ismerhetjük meg:

A TerraCycle nem megoldás, hanem válasz egy súlyos problémára. Szemléletváltás kell a szemétről való gondolkodásunkban. Nem megszabadulni kell tőle, hanem felhasználni, és kevesebbet fogyasztani. Tom Szaky, 2. rész Tom Szaky szerint azonnali szemléletváltás kell, különben betemet a saját szemetünk

WE have been recycling our newspapers and glass bottles dutifully for years but there have remained some items not recyclable — until now. TerraCycle, a global company that opened its first Australian office recently, wants your empty toothpaste tubes, used coffee pod capsules, cleaning products containers — and cigarette butts. Australian branch general manager Anna Minns, of Carlton, said the company wanted the waste unwanted by everyone else.

I am happy to announce that I am part of the Tom’s of Maine Goodness Circle. When I was asked to become a member of the Goodness Circle I was thrilled. As a mom I am very concerned about the every day products that my family uses. Slowly but surely I am replacing every day items with ones that are better for them and/or better for our environment. Tom’s of Maine products are made no artificial ingredients, no artificial colors, no artificial preservatives, no artificial flavors, no animal ingredients and no synthetic fragrances. Unlike other companies, Tom’s of Maine not only lists the ingredients found in their products but also the purpose the ingredient serves and where they get the ingredients from. That way if you have a question about what an ingredient is and why it’s needed in the product you are using you can quickly and easily look it up on the Tom’s of Maine site. In addition to making more natural products, Tom’s of Maine also cares about our environment. They use as little packaging as possible. They even work with TerraCycle. TerraCycle takes empty Tom’s of Maine bottles and boxes and recycles and repurposes them to keep them out of landfills and the ocean. You can learn more about it here - http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/tom-s-of-maine-natural-care-brigade.

Chaque semaine, d’innombrables brosses à dents, stylos ou tubes de dentifrice sont brûlés à l’incinérateur, alors qu’ils peuvent désormais être recyclés. Grâce à l’entreprise TerraCycle et à ses programmes de recyclage, il est désormais possible de collecter et d’envoyer gratuitement ses produits de soin bucco-dentaires usagés ou ses instruments d’écriture vides afin que leur matière soit réutilisée à cent pour cent au lieu d’être détruite. De plus, pour chaque déchet envoyé, deux centimes seront dépensés en faveur d’une association d’intérêt général de votre choix.