Denne maskinen har blitt en ny favoritt hjemme hos oss! Her går varme drikker ned på høygang. Les også Elises test av Tassimo T55 her! Jeg må innrømme at jeg tidligere har vært litt skeptisk, spesielt med tanke på alt avfallet man får når man bruker kapsler. Jeg ble derfor veldig glad da jeg lærte at Tassimo samarbeider med TerraCycle om å gjenvinne kapslene. Du sender inn brukte kapsler gratis og blir kreditert 10 øre per innsendte pakke. Disse pengene kan du etterhvert velge å donere til Rainforest Alliance eller en annen valgfri veldedighetsorganisjon.

Se a embalagem em questão for aquela bem fininha e metalizada, feita com um tipo de plástico chamado BOPP, ela pode ser reciclada. O problema é que no Brasil a reciclagem desse material ainda não é rentável, o que torna a prática mais complicada. Se o material for mais de um tipo grosso, ele pode ser reciclado normalmente. Basta fazer a destinação na parte de plásticos, na coleta seletiva.

KELLER - Willis Lane Elementary recently earned designation as a Green Ribbon School because its students are practicing earth-friendly behavior, getting regular exercise and enjoying the great outdoors.   As the school community worked at recycling, reducing waste and fitness, students took some of those habits home with them. For Eco-Campus, a focus on conserving resources and recycling, Willis Lane officials promoted a "Waste Free Lunch and Snack Week" that encouraged kids to bring food in reusable containers. They also had an emphasis on recycling, starting up a new program with Terracycle to recycle lunch kits, drink pouches and other items, adding more bins around the school and allowing parents to recycle old computers, batteries, small appliances and other electronics.   Willis Lane Principal Cheryl Hudson said, "It took them from everyone recycling paper to we can recycle a water bottle, Capri Sun pouch, a Lunchables container and a lot more."

La SPA de Cornouaille s'associe avec l'entreprise internationale TerraCycle. Cette société met au point des programmes nationaux de collecte de déchets afin de les recycler.

Although TerraCycle still has less than $20 million a year in annual revenue, it operates in 21 countries now. That means that my intense domestic travel — Minneapolis to Racine, Wisconsin, to Chicago — has morphed into intense global travel — Newark to Bogotá, Colombia, to Tel Aviv. No matter how you do it, travel is a strain — made worse, I believe, because airlines seem to have a hard time with customer service. Maybe it’s just because there are always so many exhausted travelers complaining. Or maybe it’s something more systemic. Who knows? But I continue to believe there are some easy fixes that airlines could make. Here are my top six. Outlets: How often do you wander an airport looking desperately for an electrical outlet? When I find one, I will even sit on the floor, beside a smelly bathroom, if that’s what it takes. But why is this necessary? Why not put them everywhere? Why don’t the airlines and airports make it something they market: Never search for an outlet! Nonreclining seats: This is almost insulting. The chair has a recline button built into it, but when you push that button and try to recline, it moves half an inch. And then the best part is when you are landing and the airline attendants make a fuss about moving your seat back into an upright position. The cabin P.A.: The cabin public address system, I believe, should be reserved for truly important messages, and they should be made quickly. No banter, no talking slowly, no pressing the button and then not talking. I don’t really care what the wind speed will be where we’re landing in eight hours or even what the weather will be — it will be what it will be. Not only is the chatter annoying, it cuts off whatever entertainment you are trying to enjoy. I’ve had flights where my movie seemed to be interrupted by sales pitches every 10 minutes — in three languages. Checking in: Depending on the airline and the destination, the cutoff time for check-in booths and kiosks to stop giving boarding passes is generally 30 minutes to 60 minutes before departure. Why? Honestly, just give me a chance to run to the gate and make it. I understand that the security and immigration lines are my obstacle – but let me try, especially if I have no bags to check. (Here’s a tip: If you ask nicely, they will often call the gate and have the gate authorize a boarding pass.) Lounge rules: Some airlines let you into the lounge only if you are flying internationally. But since when do Mexico and Canada (my homeland) belong to the United States? Most airlines apply domestic rules to destinations in Canada or Mexico regardless of the length of the flight (Miami to Vancouver, for example, is quite a bit longer than Miami to Bogotá). If you haven’t been to an airport lounge, it’s basically a bunch of nice couches, lots of outlets, free snacks and an open bar. Sometimes there are showers (but rarely). You can get in based on your loyalty-card status or with certain credit cards. But it’s rarely clear. For example, with Star Alliance, if you have a gold status, you can get into the lounge (in certain airports) if you are flying international. And you can bring a guest, but the guest must be flying Star Alliance, as well. These strange policies are especially annoying because you just never know. And, really, what is the incremental cost of allowing one more person into a lounge? Alcohol policy: Having a few drinks can be a nice way to knock yourself out on a long flight and ward off jet lag. But why is it that you can bring a sandwich and a Coke on board from an airport shop but you can’t bring a beer? I don’t think I’m asking for a lot here — although a free snack every now and then would be nice. What would you like to see?

Lots of Items Formerly Known As Trash can be recycled into new, slightly questionable items with TerraCycle.  I’m not sure anyone needs a Capri Sun tree skirt, but they pay cash directly to the school for candy bar wrappers, drink box pouches, and office supplies.

Dans le cadre de notre projet d'école: « éco-citoyen : raisonner responsable », nous avons proposé à l'ensemble de l'école de participer à un concours organisé par Terracycle.fr Ce concours consiste à récolter le plus possible d'instruments d'écriture usagés. Le concours se termine le 26 octobre. Merci à toutes les classes des maternelles aux primaires, de participer à cette opération.

We came across a staggering piece of information recently: nearly half of the containers and packaging that ends up in landfills can be recycled. Half. That’s a lot of every-day items in homes across America that can be re-used. Our Bag The Box friend, Tom Szaky with TerraCycle, recently wrote a great piece for Packaging Digestin which he points out that statistic, as well as some other gems, like how a March 2012 Nielsen study showed that recycling was the most important environmental aspect of a product across both genders and all age groups. Recycling and, our favorite, re-using is so important to people, yet so many items go to waste. Why? Recycling -- or upcycling -- is easier than people may think. Earth911 came out with a list a few years ago that bears repeating. People don’t recycle or re-use because: -       It’s inconvenient, or they don’t have curbside containers to help sort. -       There’s no incentive to do it. -       It’s not economical. Sometimes earth-friendly packaging can be more expensive. While these are valid issues, we here at Bag The Box take issue with the last two. Look at our Malt-O-Meal cereals, for example. We’re priced less than our competitors, and one of the reasons for that is our packaging. And there certainly is an incentive to recycle and reuse; in fact, there are hundreds of them! You can send in used bags to TerraCycle so the team can come up with fun ways to make it into a wallet or gift bag. You can take on DIY projects on your own. You can donate to the Cereal Bag Brigade. But obviously, word needs to get out! If people aren’t aware of the incentives, they can’t take advantage of them. So Tom says in his Packaging Digest article, the frame of mind needs to change. He says the next time you see an empty box or wrapper, don’t just walk on by. Instead, “ask yourself not only where it came from, but also where it can go.” Where have your Malt-O-Meal cereal bags gone? What have you done lately to change your frame of mind?

Tom’s of Maine is partnering with recycling and upcycling firm TerraCycle on the Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade, a free collection program that enables consumers to keep packaging from all Tom’s of Maine products— and other brands—out of landfills. The Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade accepts toothpaste tubes and caps, mouthwash bottles and caps, deodorant/antiperspirant containers, plastic soap wrappers and floss containers, regardless of brand. For each piece of packaging collected and sent in, the collector earns points that can be put toward charity gifts or converted to cash and paid to any school or non-profit organization. Any individual, family, group or school can join for free at TerraCycle.com and all shipping costs are pre-paid. In connection with the launch, the company has announced the Tom’s of Maine Less in Landfills Sweepstakes, through which Brigade participants can earn $1,000 for the non-profit or school of their choice. Through the Less in Landfills Sweepstakes, Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade leaders have up to three chances to earn even more money for their school or charity. Each shipment from a Brigade location received before Nov. 30, 2012, will count as an entry into the sweepstakes to win $1,000, with a maximum three entries per Brigade location.