A truck trailer parked in the back courtyard of the TerraCycle plant in Trenton, NJ, gets a new paint job at the Saturday, Aug. 14th, graffiti jam.
Princeton University students Tom Szaky and Jon Beyer drew inspiration for their company from a box of worms. They started small -- first demonstrating the feasibility of their idea by reprocessing solid waste from dining halls at Princeton University -- before tackling bigger challenges. Today, TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> is a case study of eco-capitalism success and demonstrates that "a company [can] be financially successful while being ecologically and socially responsible."
TerraCycle is a company that is on a mission to eliminate waste and they are
achieving this goal by enlisting the help of kids and their parents all across America through their "trash for cash" collection programs, called Brigades.
TerraCycle currently has 27 different Brigades and each one represents a different type of waste you can sign up to collect and send to the company, such as Capri Sun juice pouches, Colgate oral care products, Chip Bags, Pens, Wine Corks, and more!
Each week GeekTonic covers the TV scene with a complete listing of premieres, finales and specials for the week. As we slide through the end of summer there are still a few finales and some premieres to so check out the complete list below.
Saturday, August 21
Garbage Moguls (8pm on National Geographic – Available in HD) – New reality series that follows a quirky group of young “eco-capitalists” at TerraCycle, Inc. who take “trash” and recycle it into something useful. Yes this is a little geeky but should make for an interesting show for those that like to make stuff. I’m recording the first episode to check it out.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 21-22
'Garbage Moguls' – Back-to-back (to back) episodes follow the team at TerraCycle, a company that makes cool new products out of recycled garbage like CDs and potato chip bags (Sat., 8PM, NGC) series premiere
There are lots of easy ways to get your green on this back-to-school season.
Reuse what's leftover from last school year first. Check out resale shops and yard sales. Do a clothing and school supply swap with friends, neighbors and relatives. Refurbish used backpacks and personalize them with patches and fabric markers for a creative, unique style. Look for and purchase recycled content school supplies. Look for and purchase upcycled school supplies (such as those supplied by Terracycle for our giveaway). Plan on and pack waste-free lunches. Avoid overpackaged products.
Terracycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> is a company that is dedicated to recycling everyday products - like candy wrappers, aveeno bottles, Cellphones and more. And to top it off, for every item sent in, they donate money per unit of waste to charity. With all the items donated, they make products such as Lunchboxes, Coolers, Clipboards, Scrapbooks and even Recycling bins. You can sign up here <http://www.terracycle.net/signup> to create a collection team for one of their brigades.
* HBO's "Temple Grandin" (Claire Danes) is out on DVD tomorrow; "Less Than Perfect: Season One" (Sara Rue) is out (on DVD) Sept. 7 . . . Airing Aug. 21: Nat Geo marathons "Garbage Moguls," which focuses on eco-friendly manufacturer TerraCycle (7-11 p.m.) while EPIX, which has launched an aggressive PR campaign (trust me), will air "Inferno: The Making of The Expendables" (10 p.m.), a behind-the-scenes look at Sly Stallone's new action movie, "The Expendables" (which opened last Friday to tepid reviews).
The young men and women who covered walls with graffiti art yesterday had no concerns about police shutting down their party -- the event was part of a legal celebration hosted annually by TerraCycle, the Trenton-based company that converts biodegradable waste into high-yield fertilizer.
