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Bic et Terracycle s'unissent pour recycler les stylos usagés

(Relaxnews) - Bic et Terracycle lancent une campagne de collecte et recyclage d'instruments d'écriture (stylos, feutres, etc.) usagés, basé sur l'engagement volontaire, annoncent les deux groupes mercredi 9 mars. Les personnes sensibles aux questions environnementales peuvent prendre l'initiative de rejoindre la brigade des instruments d'écriture. Les engagés pourront obtenir un kit de campagne afin de mener à bien leurs actions destinés aux lieux d'usage des instruments d'écriture, soit les écoles, universités et entreprises.

Bic et Terracycle s'unissent pour recycler les stylos usagés

(Relaxnews) - Bic et Terracycle lancent une campagne de collecte et recyclage d'instruments d'écriture (stylos, feutres, etc.) usagés, basé sur l'engagement volontaire, annoncent les deux groupes mercredi 9 mars. Les personnes sensibles aux questions environnementales peuvent prendre l'initiative de rejoindre la brigade des instruments d'écriture. Les engagés pourront obtenir un kit de campagne afin de mener à bien leurs actions destinés aux lieux d'usage des instruments d'écriture, soit les écoles, universités et entreprises.

Bic et Terracycle s'unissent pour recycler les stylos usagés

Bic et Terracycle lancent une campagne de collecte et recyclage d'instruments d'écriture (stylos, feutres, etc.) usagés, basé sur l'engagement volontaire, annoncent les deux groupes mercredi 9 mars. Les personnes sensibles aux questions environnementales peuvent prendre l'initiative de rejoindre la brigade des instruments d'écriture. Les engagés pourront obtenir un kit de campagne afin de mener à bien leurs actions destinés aux lieux d'usage des instruments d'écriture, soit les écoles, universités et entreprises.

Barnmatsförpackningar upcyclas

Barnmatstillverkaren Ella’s Kitchen har inlett ett samarbete med miljöteknikbolaget TerraCycle för att upcycla använda barnmatsförpackningar till bland annat hakklappar, väskor och blomkrukor. ”Familjer, skolor, dagis och olika föräldragrupper kan nu på ett kul och enkelt sätt hjälpa planeten på traven genom att skicka in använda barnmatsförpackningar”, säger Ella’s Kitchen i ett pressmeddelande.

The Original Green Fundraising Ideas

Just to give you some background, in my first article, I highlighted the following:  Ecophones (gives cash for a multitude of items,) TerraCycle, who pays for items that ordinarily go in the trash, and Staples, who now gives Staples money for print cartridges along with Laptop Lunches, and many others.  What I love about this prior article is the amount of comments from people providing additional green fundraising sources. So, be sure to check out this article for great ideas.

Why Are Concentrated Products Such a Flop?

People like to have a product just work, and don't want to work to make it work. Even if it's a simple matter of running the tap, screwing in a refill cylinder, and off you go, that seems to be too much effort for all but the most dedicated greenies. And when it comes to food products, maybe refilling feels too hippie, and like you're not getting truly fresh, new food? Does size matter? Could it be that people don't get the mathematics? Perhaps people are still going on the bigger is better, more is more school of consumerism, and when they see a smaller version of something they've bought for years, it's in their minds not worth paying the same price? Or even if it's cheaper, the product somehow seems insufficient and not of equal quality because it's not as big, and the small bit of DIY required makes the product less substantial, less "genuine"?

Being green without changing your routine

One way to go green without costly changes is to take things you would ordinarily throw away and reuse them. Milk crates can become book shelves and metallic drink pouches can be stitched together to make pencil cases for the children. This practice is called upcycling and you can either do it yourself or contribute reusable household trash to organizations that convert it into eco-friendly products. To help one company is offering consumers a way to reduce their household garbage while earning money for local schools or charities. Through free collection programs called Brigades, upcycling pioneer TerraCycle is collecting and paying for packaging waste from household staples—from the bathroom to the kitchen to the classroom.