Two New Jersey companies have partnered with Walmart stores in the Northeast to put non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle margarine tubs to a new "green" use -- as flower pots.
The companies working with the retailer are Garden State Growers, which grows many types of plants on its 500-acre site, and TerraCycle, which collects waste that is non-recyclable or difficult to recycle and puts it to new use.
Ellen DeGeneres talks about the Flip Flop Replay--the recycling program for used flip flops happening at every U.S. Old Navy store.
Calling all Angelenos: honor your “other mother” this earth month by gathering up those hard-to-recycle sandals and pens for drop-off at TerraCycle Centers this weekend.
TerraCycle, trash-to-treasure pioneer, has been turning heads with their signature circuit board picture frames, capri-sun lunch boxes and PepsiCo bottle all-purpose cleaners.
1. Head over to
Old Navy at Patriot Place to participate in a nationwide recycling programs. Starting now though May 21, bring your used flip-flops to Old Navy. Shoppers can deposit their used flip flops in colorful collection bins found inside any Old Navy store. TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playgrounds which will be donated to communities around the country.
Retailer is asking customers to recycle old flip-flops that can then be used to help build playgrounds.
Concord’s
Old Navy store is flipping out about Earth Day.
Beginning today and running through May 21, shoppers at the store can bring in old flip-flops for recycling, turning those summer shoes into children’s playgrounds.
By bringing in these hard-to-recycle products to their local stores, consumers help keep waste out of their community landfills, said Stacey Cusack, the spokesperson for
TerraCycle, the New York-based “upcycling” and recycling company that is working wth the clothing chain to urge the recycling. Founded in 2001, TerraCycle is the world’s leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste, Cusack says.
New Jersey Recycling Co. offers program for Ladue and other communities.
A recycling company from Trenton, NJ has teamed up with
Old Navy and
Office Depot to recyle hard-to-dispose of items.
TerraCycle Inc. is participating in
Earth Month collections throughout the United States. TerraCycle has teamed up with organizations and school groups to collect used flip-flops and used pens. The program runs April 22 through May 21, a press release from TerraCycle said.
Shoppers can deposit their old flip-flops in colorful collection bins found inside the Old Navy Store at 8881 Ladue Rd. in Ladue.
TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playground materials that will be donated to communities around the country. This is the first time any nationwide retailer has initiated a large-scale effort to collect and recycle hard-to-dispose-of items like flip-flops.
Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day today? Old Navy's making it easy for you by offering drop-off bins for your used flip-flops, which they plan to turn into playground turf for playgrounds around the country
Starting today, Old Navy's making it a lot easier to reuse one hard-to-recycle item: flip-flops.
The clothing chain, with
a store at The Strip in Jackson Township, has partnered with the New Jersey-based recycling company
TerraCycle to gather customers' unwanted flip-flops and turn them into turf for children's playgrounds across the country.
The recycling initiative runs today through May 21.
Today, April 22, is Earth Day! And if you’re wondering how you can contribute to our planet’s conservation, gather your junk and take it to Old Navy or Office Depot.
Until tomorrow, people can take their unwanted pens, markers and mechanical pencils of any brand to Office Depot. TerraCycle, a recycling company, will then use them to make office supplies like organizers and trash cans.
