GU Energy Labs, a leading sports nutrition brand, and recycling company TerraCycle® announces that through the Performance Nutrition Recycling Program they have successfully recycled over one million pieces of performance nutrition packaging waste. “In 1993, we pioneered the Energy Gel and revolutionized the way athletes fuel by using single serve, portable packets. While we love seeing the ways our products help athletes achieve more, there is nothing more deflating than seeing spent gel packets on the road or trail during a ride or run,” said Celia Santi, Senior Brand Experience Manager at GU Energy Labs. “This is where TerraCycle comes in to help divert waste from landfills. In 2020, GU Energy Labs, and all of their over 50 event partners, are taking a significant step towards diverting even more waste by pledging to collect and recycle all wrappers used during races. “We are thrilled that our partners are joining in our commitment to keep waste out of the landfill,” said Santi, “and we are looking forward to getting to two million pieces more quickly!” Initially launched in March 2015, the Performance Nutrition Recycling Program asked athletes to send all single-serve sports nutrition packaging, regardless of brand, to TerraCycle to be recycled for free. This includes gel, chews, stroopwafel, and drink packets. As the program matured, individuals were also given the option to drop-off their empty performance nutrition packaging at a number of participating run, bike, and outdoor shops throughout the United States. Four years later, the partnership has successfully diverted over one-million pieces of packaging waste from the landfill and is still collecting. Once collected, the plastic packaging waste is converted into raw material that is used in plastic products such shipping pallets, bike racks, park benches, and recycling bins. “For the last four years, the Performance Nutrition Recycling Program has offered the active environmentalist a way to responsibly dispose of the endurance foods they love, minus the guilt over the waste generated from the individually-wrapped nutrition packets,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. “By participating in this program, GU athletes have successfully diverted over one million performance nutrition packets from landfills – this is truly a win for our shared environment.” In addition, with every shipment of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Performance Nutrition Recycling Program, collectors earned points that are available for donation to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice. The Performance Nutrition Recycling Program is ongoing and open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.

They might not be as noticeable as coffee cups or plastic bags, but when it comes to trash in the city of St. John's, cigarette butts are a huge problem, according to one litter prevention group.   According to a report from the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board for 2016-17, there were an estimated 66 million cigarette butts littered around the province.   Each of those filters is made of tiny strands of plastic that pose a danger to wildlife, especially when they break down in a marine environment.   The not-for-profit organization Clean St. John's is currently working on a way to turn those numbers around — and turn all those discarded butts into something useful.   The group is in the process of securing funding to buy 25 cigarette butt recycling receptacles that would be installed downtown, in popular smoking hot spots like George Street, and busy pedestrian areas along Duckworth Street and Water Street.   "Our goal is to see cigarette butt receptacles the same as you would see a garbage container, so people would become aware that cigarette butts are litter and they should be disposed of properly," said Karen Hickman, executive director of Clean St. John's.   The slim receptacles can be fixed to buildings or poles, and the butts would be collected once a week, dried and then sent in bulk to a company called TerraCycle in New Jersey.   "They take whatever tobacco is left in the cigarette and they use that for compost, and then the rest of the cigarette is used for plastic lumber. So plastic for park benches, things like that, as well as pallets," she told The St. John's Morning Show.   "That's sort of just as exciting as [getting] cigarettes off the ground, knowing that they could be recycled into other materials."  

'Your butt would look good in this'

    Hickman said there would be no cost to send the butts to TerraCycle, as the company provides prepaid shipping labels that can be used for loads up to 30 kilograms.   The target start date for the six-month pilot project is July 1. Each receptacle will be branded with the Clean St. John's logo and the slogan, "Your Butt Would Look Good in This."   Hickman said Clean St. John's has a limited budget, but if the pilot project is successful she hopes the city will take over and put money into expanding the program to other areas where butts tend to be discarded, such as bus shelters.

Are you recycling your office supplies? Now you can!   Save your used office supplies and recycle them on designated days.   On March 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., students, faculty and staff can drop off their ink and toner cartridges/drum units/writing supplies/batteries at the designated station in the Agora. Writing supplies include pens, pencils, markers, highlighters, and so on.   Ink and toner cartridges can take 450 to 1,000 years to decompose. Similar to the other office supplies listed, when cartridges are sent to the landfill they leach into soil and nearby waterways. Many of the materials found in cartridges and other office supplies can be recycled.   These materials will be recycled into new products courtesy of Staples and Terra Cycle. The collected items are "mechanically and/or manually separated into metals, fibers, and plastics. Metals are melted so they may be recycled. The fibers (such as paper or wood-based products) are recycled or composted. The plastics undergo extrusion and pelletization to be molded into new recycled plastic products."   While recycling is an important way to divert waste, always consider where you can reduce your purchase and use of these items first.   Electronic waste is not accepted at this event. If you have electronics you need to recycle, please submit a work order to have them picked up.   Questions can be emailed to coordinator.sustainability@lakeheadu.ca.  

Dyper, an eco-friendly diaper service, has introduced the first compostable diaper offered in the industry. The Redyper composting program in the US allows for existing and new subscribers to return their soiled-diapers for composting.   Though composting diapers at home has always been possible, Redyper allows families to skip the DIY and help ensure that their used diapers don’t add to the more than 20 billion diapers filling landfills in the US yearly. All products are made from responsibly sourced materials that are free of harmful chemicals, prints, and scents.   Dyper subscribers that opt-in to the Redyper program are provided with bags and a specially designed box engineered to the strictest United Nations Haz Mat shipping standards. When the box is full, subscribers can download a prepaid shipping label from the Redyper Composting Program page found on partner TerraCycle’s website for return of their soiled diapers for composting.   The waste composted through this program will be used in specialized applications, such as for vegetation in highway medians.  

Em casa, temos vários. No trabalho, então, acumulam-se por todos os lados. O que fazer com materiais de escrita -como lápis, canetas, lapiseiras e borrachas velhas- depois que não são mais úteis? A SAAP começou, na primeira semana de fevereiro, um projeto para enfim dar uma resposta a essa questão: reciclar!

Here are some examples of what can be done to help the planet   This is a message for a whom it may concern (which should be everybody):   There are a lot of concerns for the world around us and, though the many years behind us and within our reach have been spent trying to spread the word to ptotect our home, there are still corporations and people out there that are still so careless about protecting the planet that you'd think they were deliberately forcing a recreation of "Wall-E" to happen sooner rather than later.   When I was younger, I would eat canned foods and, instead of throwing them away, I would clean them up and use it to collect rain water with the intention of future use without having to waste water in the house. Though it was an amateur attempt that didn't really lead to much, it could be the start of one way to save up on water to help the planet. Rain water is fresh from the sky and, thus, isn't contaminated by waste or salts, so a project leading to a similar feat would prove to be beneficial.       One crazy idea I've had in my past involved the use of a generator that could be powered by exercise (or, in the case of the original idea, sweat) in order to provide power without wasting too much of the electricity we usually use. Although it was chimerical due to it coming from the mind or a middle school child who enjoyed playing "DDR Supernova 2", the idea of using the energy of multiple people to benefit the world seem like it could work in one degree or another. Taking walks to travel has proven to be beneficial for a long time and Nickelodeon has even done an annual event on Earth Day where they're not airing any shows for a few hours so that it would give the viewing demographic a chance to go outside and play. Providing places and opportunities for this sort of activity would help save a lot of electricity, especially since there are those in power who think that the efforts of certain activists shouldn't be taken seriously because they produce content on the Internet.         For as long as we can remember, the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling has been stressed more and more over the years. However, not a lot of people know exactly what to do besides just sorting their scraps (and there are people who failed to do so anyway). Terracycle (for one) was on to something when they turned empty snack containers into bags and other stuff for school while also donating profits to charity. However, it doesn't have to just to be big organizations that can accomplish something similar. Plastics, papers, etc. could be used in crafted products for all ages to make things useful for the environment such as watering cans, worm composts, etc. or even other tasks to give them another purpose (I actually tied the pages of my class lab manual together with bits of the plastic the manual came in as a resourceful tactic).     Why am I mentioning ideas that small amounts of people can do? Because if a small amount of people take action to help the planet, the amount of contributors will increase and, hopefully, it'll reach the higher-ups of the country or the world itself. As much as it's nice to hear the (dangerously) occasional higher-up make a big deal about taking care of the world, I, for one, would like to hear about them putting their money where their mouths are and influence others to care about the only planet we have. Sure, we may be young and we might not all have political occupations, but, as Mr. Beast has proven, we can use our skills and modern resources to help the planet in any way possible.  

Students at Edwards Elementary School have been collecting their snack wrappers for 13 weeks and have already filled one TerraCycle Zero Waste Box that will be recycled and turned into a variety of new products, such as park benches, bike racks, shipping pallets and recycling bins — and avoiding the local landfill.   The students, led by the school’s Green Team, are working to refill another TerraCycle Box.   “It teaches young people that they can make a difference with the tiniest of change,” said Allison Burgund, the owner of Fill & Refill in Edwards who funded the TerraCycle boxes at the local elementary school.   According to the school’s Green Team, students have collected more than 25 pounds of wrappers so far. In the first five weeks, the school collected 2,222 wrappers — about 444 per week. In 13 weeks, the Green Team has collected over 5,000 wrappers.   Edwards Elementary has blue bins in each of its classrooms where students know to throw snack wrappers, a hard-to-recycle product, according to TerraCycle. The school’s Green Team collects those bins and puts them in the lobby where the main box is. Students filled the first TerraCycle box before Christmas and is filling up its second.   Burgund also added a TerraCycle box in the teacher’s lounge for coffee pods. At her shop in Edwards, where she offers refillable daily-use, organic products, the mother of two also added a TerraCycle box for recycling razor blades.   “The kids killed it,” she said. “It shows that they really want to make a difference.”  

 

For more information about Fill & Refill in Edwards, visit http://www.fillandrefill.com. For more information about TerraCycle, a company focused on the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams, visit http://www.TerraCycle.com.

TerraCycle 是一家位于美国新泽西的回收再利用企业，与主要消费品品牌、制造公司合作进行回收再利用。在 TerraCycle 发起的可持续发展计划 LOOP 平台上，客户将可以订购使用可持续包装（如金属或玻璃容器）的家用产品（如洗发水和清洁剂），这些家用产品往往使用塑料类一次性包装。汰渍、哈根达斯、多芬等都在 LOOP 的品牌合作伙伴列表中。

Morrison Outdoors 

  Morrison Outdoors makes functional and warm baby sleeping bags.   The Little Mo 20° Down Baby Sleeping Bag was designed to help parents rest easier in colder temperatures, the 20° down-insulated sleep sacks provide the perfect sleep environment for little ones as young as 6 months old, up to 24 months old. It uses 800 fill power goose down insulation and weighs less than 9 ounces (245g).   The Little Mo 40° Synthetic Baby Sleeping Bag was designed for comfortable sleep in mild temperatures; it uses high-loft synthetic insulation and weighs just over 1 pound (460g).

QALO

  QALO silicone rings are made specifically for the active lifestyle providing a safe, comfortable alternative to the typical engagement and wedding ring bands. Each of their rings is constructed from high-quality silicone to reduce the possibility of finger or skin irritation drastically. The QALO family is committed to quality, athletics, love, and the outdoors.   Extremely durable and safe silicone rings designed for functionality, comfort, and style. Reduce finger injuries and prevent damage to your precious metal ring.        The rings come in a variety of colors and styles to appeal to just about anyone’s taste. It’s nice to be able to do bike mechanic work and not abuse your ring.   They now have additional silicone-based products, including dog tags, teething necklaces, Apple Watch bands, arm straps, etc.  

YETI

  The new YETI V Series Vacuum-Insulated Cooler combines two of YETI’s icons, the cold-holding power of their Rambler Drinkware and their iconic Tundra Cooler. The YETI V Series Stainless Steel Cooler is the result of their relentless dedication to innovation, taking their legendary insulation to the next level in a look that’s a classic nod to the past, but built with downright futuristic technology.     This technology and YETI’s craftwork comes at an $800 price point, ouch! It weighs 35 lbs and can hold 46  cans of beer (2:1 ice-to-can) or 65 Pounds of ice (only).      

GU Energy

  GU brought back their Cola Me-Happy Gel and has added the new Salted Lime Chews.   The Cola Gel has 40mg of caffeine and is naturally flavored.  The new Salted Lime Energy Chews have 125mg of sodium, 400mg of amino acids, and are caffeine-free. Recycling Program   There is nothing more deflating than seeing spent gel packets on the road or trail during a run or ride. GU encourages all athletes to stash their trash, and they are excited and proud to offer their community a way to reduce all of their impacts on the beautiful places we play. They have partnered with TerraCycle to do just that. TerraCycle is a highly-awarded, international upcycling and recycling company that collects difficult-to-recycle packaging and products and repurposes the material into affordable, innovative products. Their program accepts sports nutrition from ALL BRANDS!   Participating is completely free and very easy. There are no signup or participation fees, and we cover the shipping. Follow the steps below to TerraCycle your waste:   1.       Join the program by clicking here 2.      Collect approved performance nutrition packaging and fill up a box or bag. Your shipments must weigh over 2 lbs to receive the TerraCycle point donation. 3.      Download a free shipping label from your TerraCycle account. Click the “Get Shipping Label” under the “Send Your Waste” option in the navigation bar at the top of this page. 4.      Ship the box to TerraCycle by affixing the free shipping label and dropping it off at a UPS location.  

Cake

  Ösa+   The Ösa+ is an electric and modular utility motorcycle with off-road capabilities., that’s a working bench and power station on wheels.   It weighs 65 kg/143 lbs and comes with either a medium 12 kg/26 lbs or a large battery 17 kg/37 lbs. It has a top speed of 100 kmh/63 mph, and a range of 100 km/63 miles with the large battery, and 60 km/37 miles with the medium. It has 10kW of peak power, 42Nm on shaft torque (151Nm on the wheel), and takes approximately 3 hours to charge in a standard outlet. It features an external DC-AC inverter to support all needs for off-the-grid power supply, to use it to power tools, loudspeakers, lights, and other high power electronic equipment.   The 6061 aluminum frame has a dual crown upside-down 120 mm travel fork and 260 mm of rear suspension.

Headsweats

  TruckAir Hat    If you enjoy spending time outdoors, this ‘Bright Stripes’ Performance TruckAir hat is the perfect hat designed to keep you cool, comfortable, and shield you from the sun. This bright and colorful Headsweats TruckAir hat will provide you with a comfortable piece of performance headwear that is both durable and stylish. It is perfect for those who are looking for a custom hat they can wear every day or a performance hat they can wear while they run or workout. This Performance TruckAir hat is made of our Eventure woven fabric, giving you a lightweight and breathable hat that fits comfortably and dries quickly. This TruckAir also includes a moisture-wicking terry sweatband that absorbs sweat keeping it out of your eyes, a black undervisor to reduce glare, and snapback closure with ponytail opening. Go the distance and keep a cool head with this ‘Bright Stripes’ Performance TruckAir Hat!     Long Sleeve Performance Tee Shirt   The Headsweats Long Sleeve Performance Tee Shirt offers incredible comfort during a bike ride, and it’s inexpensive and made from repurposed plastic bottles. Whether you’re training, racing, recreating, or working out, this lightweight and a highly breathable long-sleeve jersey designed to fit an active lifestyle.   It’s made of 100% Polyester Pintec REPREVE fabric, a sustainable and recycled fabric, and this particular garment utilizes the equivalent of five plastic bottles. Repreve itself is only a polyester fiber, and not the material or the finished garment, so a fabric mill purchases the yarn from the manufacturer Unifi and then weaves it into a fabric. Turning recycled bottles and waste plastics into a sustainable piece of apparel offers innovative properties such as moisture-wicking, adaptive warming, and cooling, breathability, and more. Headsweats is proud to be going green with their Repreve tee shirts yet still provide you with superior performance apparel without sacrificing quality.   It comes in a Blue Fade or Blue Orange color scheme, XS to 3XL sizes, and retails for a mere $24.