Brinquedos e embalagens da marca poderão ser reciclados de forma gratuita pelos consumidores brasileiros

Will we go round in circles?   Still feeling a bit jet lagged from Germany? Got a post-K hangover? Or are you just dizzy from all the talk about circular economies?   Hopefully, you'll start feeling like you're back to normal soon, but don't expect the circles to stop turning very quickly. Even after machinery makers and material suppliers started packing up their booths, talk about the role plastics can play in a circular economy has only continued.   Procter & Gamble announced its plan to double the recycled content of its cleaning product packaging in Europe in 2020. BP announced its new $25 million chemical recycling plant in Illinois.   And companies marked an annual report from the Ellen MacArthur Fund by promoting their efforts for a more sustainable future.     Even babies are in on it   Maybe not babies, but their parents.   A new partnership between baby products company Gerber Products Co. and TerraCycle is aimed at difficult-to-recycle baby food packaging.   Parents can now sign up for the new Gerber Recycling Program at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gerber to mail in packaging that can't be otherwise recycled in local municipal programs. Participants will be able to use prepaid shipping labels to send in their packaging for reprocessing.   And yes, that includes all those squeeze pouches, though the company requests that parents (or hungry toddlers) empty out all food first.   What am I worth?   Not in the philosophical sense, but in a dollars and cents measurement, the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors is out with its annual survey of wages and salaries in the plastics industry.   Bill Bregar has more on it here or you can go to MAPPinc.com, but in a nutshell, wages overall are up, but are increasing at a slower rate than in 2018. But obviously there are some jobs, like design engineer, which saw double-digit increases, while others, such as marketing managers, saw a double-digit drop.     Cool? Or just odd?   And finally, a survey. If you went to K, maybe you saw people carrying around those nearly life-sized, blow molded figures of a woman. Or maybe you read about them here. Machinery maker BBM called her Miss K, and her giveaway had people lining up for their own.   But we have questions. And so head over to Plastics News on Twitter and tell us: Outrageously cool? Or outrageously head scratching?   And if you took one home, please drop us a reply and tell us where you plan to place her.   We'll see you tomorrow!

Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle® to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber and TerraCycle®’s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy – parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gerber and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children, but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. “We’re thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,” said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka. “We know every parent’s top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby’s future that much brighter.”  

For more information, visit www.terracycle.com.

Gerber baby food packages are now recyclable through Trenton recycler TerraCycle.   Parents can sign up here to access a prepaid shipping label to send in their baby food pouches, which TerraCycle then cleans and melts into hard plastics to be remolded into new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle Chief Executive Officer and Founder Tom Szaky in a statement. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children, but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   For every pound of packaging waste sent in through Gerber’s recycling program, parents can earn $1 to donate to a nonprofit, school or charitable organization of their choice as an added incentive.   This partnership helps Gerber work toward its goal of using 100 percent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.   “We know every parent’s top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby,” said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka in a statement. “Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby’s future that much brighter.”

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG) - A local nonprofit is working to keep butts off our beaches. Keep PCB Beautiful has already cleaned up dozens of pounds of cigarette litter. For this week's Everyday Heroes we take a closer look at the Cigarette Litter Prevention Campaign.   "We have America's most beautiful beaches and we are here to help keep them that way and to make them even better, also to give people a way to be part of the solution," said Kim Christian, Spokesperson for Keep PCB Beautiful.   Keep PCB Beautiful kicked off a Cigarette Litter Prevention Campaign back in April after receiving a grant from Keep America Beautiful. Fifty-four cigarette receptacles were installed across Panama City Beach at the City Pier, Frank Brown Park, Pier Park and local restaurants, like Pineapple Willy's.   "Most people don't think the cigarette butts are trash, so they don't really clean-up after themselves, but it's very important because it is trash and we want to keep our beaches the most beautiful beaches, and during the summer during our beach clean-up, cigarette butts were the number one item picked up everyday," said Melissa Traxler, Pineapple Willy's CEO.   The cigarette receptacles aren't just on land, they're also out at sea. Keep PCB Beautiful partnered with Captain Anderson's to take some of the cigarette receptacles out on their fishing boats.   "As you know people are prone to sometimes throw their cigarette butt into the water just because it is convenient. It's there, but it's not the right thing to do, so they have offered generously to deck out every single one of our head boats with a cigarette receptacle and I can just tell you it has been outstanding, they are quickly filling up," said Chelsea Ray, Marketing Director for Captain Anderson's Marina.   According to a study done by Keep America Beautiful, more than 70 percent of people who participated in the study didn't think cigarettes were litter. Since the campaign started in April, the nonprofit has collected more than 30 pounds of cigarette butts.   "They hardly biodegrade, it takes up to 10 years and when they do biodegrade they release toxins into our environment," Christian said. "We are not here to tell people to stop smoking, we are just here if you are going to smoke just put your cigarette butt in the proper receptacle."   All the recycled butts are given to TerraCycle, a recycling company that makes the plastic found in cigarette butts into furniture.   To date, Keep PCB Beautiful has cleaned 48 miles of shoreline. The group will be applying for another grant in the hopes of placing more cigarette receptacles around Panama City Beach.   Copyright 2019 WJHG. All rights reserved.

At last week's Raise the Green Bar sustainability summit in New York City, Birnur Aral and Carolyn Forté of the Good Housekeeping Institute announced the winners from indie, niche, and legacy brands in 9 categories across bath and body, makeup nd skin care, as well as fragrance

Through the program, people can send their favourite, well-loved toys to TerraCycle, a company that repurposes them into materials used in the construction of play spaces, flower pots, park benches, and more.   “Through the expansion of Hasbro’s Toy Recycling Program to Canada, we’re now able to provide Canadian consumers with a sustainable solution for recycling their well-loved toys and games,” Greg Ferguson, VP of Marketing for Hasbro Canada, said in a news release.   “By choosing Hasbro toys and games, consumers can feel confident that our products are of the highest quality, responsibly made and recyclable through TerraCycle,” he continued. Those who wish to participate can sign up at TerraCycle's website, after which, they just need to package up the toys they want to send, print off a free shipping label and send it to TerraCycle--who will do the rest.   The program is open to all Hasbro toys and games, including face-to-face games, toys, action figures, dolls, plush, and others.

Participation in the program is easy—parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder Tom Szaky in a statement. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber's and TerraCycle’s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy—parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder Tom Szaky in a statement. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a nonprofit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100 percent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.   “We’re thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,” said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka in a statement. “We know every parent’s top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby’s future that much brighter.”   Gerber was founded on the ambition to give babies the best start in life, and that's why its work doesn’t stop at nutrition. As one of the world’s largest baby food companies, Gerber has upheld some of the industry’s strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming practices and is committed to reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories.   The Gerber Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.

TRENTON, N.J. – Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle® to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber and TerraCycle®’s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy – parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gerber and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children, but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. “We’re thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,” said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka. “We know every parent’s top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby’s future that much brighter.”   Gerber was founded on the ambition to give babies the best start in life. That’s why their work doesn’t stop at nutrition. As the world’s largest baby food company, Gerber has upheld some of the industry’s strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming™ practices, and is committed to reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories.   The Gerber Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle’s recycling programs, visit www.TerraCycle.com.

TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 28, 2019 - Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle® to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber and TerraCycle®'s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy - parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gerber and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   'Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,' said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. 'By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children, but also with how they dispose of the packaging.'   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. 'We're thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,' said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka. 'We know every parent's top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby's future that much brighter.'   Gerber was founded on the ambition to give babies the best start in life. That's why their work doesn't stop at nutrition. As the world's largest baby food company, Gerber has upheld some of the industry's strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming™ practices, and is committed to reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories.   The Gerber Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle's recycling programs, visit www.TerraCycle.com.   About Gerber Gerber Products Company was founded in 1928 in Fremont, Mich. Gerber joined the Nestlé family on September 1, 2007. Gerber is a leader in early childhood nutrition. At Gerber, research informs everything we do - from the products we make, the nutrition education we deliver and the services we offer. Gerber provides resources from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) for health care professionals at Medical.Gerber.com/FITS and for parents at Gerber.com.   About Nestlé Nestlé in the United States is committed to enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future for individuals and families, for our thriving and resilient communities, and for the planet. We are transforming our product portfolio by focusing on high-growth categories, including pet care, bottled water, coffee, consumer health and infant nutrition, and offering brands people love. With more than 48,000 employees across 36 states, Nestlé in the U.S. offers a wide portfolio of food and beverage products for people and their pets throughout their lives. Nestlé in the U.S. consists of seven main businesses: Nestlé USA, Nestlé Waters North America, Nestlé Nutrition, Nestlé Professional, Nespresso, Nestlé Health Science and Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. The United States is Nestlé S.A.'s largest market with combined product sales in the United States totaling more than $28 billion in 2018. For more information, visit NestleUSA.com or Facebook.com/NestleUSA.   About TerraCycle TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 21 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging. TerraCycle has won over 200 awards for sustainability and has donated over $44 million to schools and charities since its founding more than 15 years ago and was named #10 in Fortune magazine's list of 52 companies Changing the World. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in its recycling programs, please visit www.TerraCycle.com.