Two local businesses are joining in an effort that allows people to recycle products that aren’t generally accepted — flip flops and writing utensils, that is. Old Navy will accept the old flip flops through May 21 and Office Depot will take any brand of used pens, markers or mechanical pencils through April 23. Both of the Edwardsville Crossing stores are working with Terracycle Inc., an international recycle that items nobody else will and turns them into affordable, eco-friendly products.

Laundry detergent brand Dropps has partnered with TerraCycle to give consumers a 100 percent zero waste liquid laundry detergent choice. By joining the new Dropps Laundry Detergent Pouch Brigade through www.terracycle.net, individuals, families and large-scale launderers can collect empty Dropps packaging and send them to TerraCycle. The shipping is free: pre-paid labels can be downloaded and printed through the TerraCycle website. Dropps is a laundry detergent product packaged in toss-and-go dissolving pacs for easy dispensing. The pacs are sold in stand-up puches, that the co. says are not suitable for traditional recycling, despite being a fraction of the environmental footprint of giant plastic jugs. By partnering with TerraCycle, which specializes in difficult-to-recycle packaging, Dropps has enabled consumers make Dropps a 100 percent zero waste product, while generating revenue for charities and schools.

Old Navy and TerraCycle Partner in “The Flip Flop Replay” Program Recycles Flip Flops to Build Community Playgrounds WHAT: In an effort to further reduce waste, TerraCycle Inc. and Old Navy are partnering in a month-long drive to collect used flip flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. The community is encouraged to participate by stopping by an Old Navy store to deposit used flip flops in designated collection bins. This is the first time a nationwide retailer has initiated a large-scale effort to collect and recycle flip flops.

In an effort to further reduce waste, TerraCycle Inc. and Old Navy are partnering in a month-long drive to collect used flip flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. The community is encouraged to participate by stopping by an Old Navy store to deposit used flip flops in designated collection bins from Friday, which is Earth Day, through May 21. Flip flops can be recycled at all Old Navy stores across the U.S. Check www.oldnavy.com for store details

In an effort to further reduce waste, TerraCycle Inc. and Old Navy are partnering in a month-long drive to collect used flip flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. The community is encouraged to participate by stopping by an Old Navy store to deposit used flip flops in designated collection bins from Friday, which is Earth Day, through May 21. Flip flops can be recycled at all Old Navy stores across the U.S. Check www.oldnavy.com for store...

Especially good for school or community-based programs … Before hitting the dumpster, send particular discards to Terracycle.net and make a few bucks – check out their programs that pay you for “waste” – shipping is often free.

Radio TKM y Tang se pusieron de acuerdo para inspirarte a cuidar el planeta. Este año, Tang lanzó la campaña Prepará, tomá y hacé, una iniciativa para que cada chico y cada grande hagan algo por el mundo en el que vivimos todos. Como parte de esta campaña, Tang salió a recorrer las calles y los colegios con un Taller Móvil, en el cual se comparten ideas sobre las muchas cosas que se pueden hacer para cuidar el planeta. Arriba del móvil hay un estudio donde vos podés grabar un video contando tus ideas, con un escritorio, un pizarrón y otros elementos que te pueden ser útiles. Para saber dónde podés encontrar el Taller Móvil de Tang, podés fijarte en www.clubtang.com.ar. Allí está publicado el recorrido con las fechas y los lugares por donde pasará el taller. De todos modos, si querés participar desde tu casa, y luego subir tu video a la página, también podés hacerlo. Y eso no es todo. Porque Tang va a ayudar a convertir en realidad la idea ecológica más original que se presente. Y además, entre las ideas más votadas en la web se regalarán varias bicicletas choperas. De todos modos, lo más importante de todo es que todas esas ideas que estamos juntando y compartiendo pueden servir para hacer un poco mejor el mundo en el que vivimos. Empezá a ejercitar tu imaginación y participá vos también de esta acción, porque cuidar nuestro planeta es una tarea de todos. Vos ya sabés: El mundo es tuyo... Y entre todos tenemos la responsabilidad de cuidarlo.

Also, bring in your old flip-flops during our "Flip-Flop Replay" - a great event made possible by the partnership between Old Navy and TerraCycle.  TerraCycle is an international company known for turning waste into affordable, eco-friendly products.  Your old flip-flops will be part of a great cause when four playgrounds made from your flip-flops will be donated to lucky schools and organizations across the country!

Readers can participate in nationwide recycling programs this month by bringing used pens and flip-flops to area Office Depot and Old Navy locations. Between April 17 and 23, shoppers can bring in 10 used pens, markers or mechanical pencils to Office Depot and receive a coupon toward new Sanford products (maker of Sharpie, Expo, PaperMate). The used writing instruments will be sent to TerraCycle to be recycled into new office products such as trash cans and desk organizers. Office Depot has stores in St. Charles and Algonquin.

Neues von TerraCycle aus den USA. Wie bereits schon einmal vorgestellt (siehe Artikel hier),  ist TerraCycle eines der am schnellst wachsenden und umweltfreundlichsten Unternehmen für Konsumgüter am internationalen Markt. Als Rohstoffe zur Herstellung von Schulzubehör, Taschen, Spielsachen und Wohnausstattungen dient Ihnen hierfür nichts geringeres als der Müll der Konsumenten wie Sie und ich ihn tagtäglich zu Hauf erzeugen.