“Everything we pick up today will be counted and weighed,” said group spokesperson Laura Wood. “We sort the items into recyclable and non-recyclable. If it’s recyclable, it gets recycled here. All the cigarette butts are then shipped to TerraCycle.”

La compañía estadounidense TerraCycle ha logrado perfeccionar un proceso donde pueden convertir las colillas de cigarro en diferentes artefactos que pueden ser utilizados por grandes y pequeños, los cuales pueden ser desde un juegos infantil, objetos de plástico, hasta bancas de parque.

“Everything we pick up today will be counted and weighed,” said group spokesperson Laura Wood. “We sort the items into recyclable and non-recyclable. If it’s recyclable, it gets recycled here. All the cigarette butts are then shipped to TerraCycle.”

“Everything we pick up today will be counted and weighed,” said group spokesperson Laura Wood. “We sort the items into recyclable and non-recyclable. If it’s recyclable, it gets recycled here. All the cigarette butts are then shipped to TerraCycle.” The United States-based company, which has a facility in Fergus, offers free recycling programs that are funded by brands, manufacturers and retailers to help divert hard-to-recycle waste from landfill.

Recycling used to be so simple: aluminum cans, glass bottles, newspapers and paper bags. The sheer amount of disposable items has turned a garbage problem into a garbage crisis, says Tom Szaky, founder and chief executive of TerraCycle. The company’s mission is recycling the previously unrecyclable, such as cigarette butts, contact lenses and chewing gum.

Introducing our first TerraCycle Zero Waste Box! This box is for the disposal of all SMALL plastic or metal bottle caps! These small caps can cause issues with conveyor belts at the recycling plants and are generally trashed if they fall through the machinery. Caps larger than 1.5" can go in regular recycling.

Students in the environmental club provide information on how, what, and where to recycle; create bird feeders and organize recycled materials; and initiate voluntary recycling programs for hard-to-recycle items with TerraCycle and Crayola Colorcycle. In the cafeteria, the use of reusable trays and composting of food waste greatly reduces solid waste.

Designed with cross-angled, multi-height bristles to help remove plaque between teeth, the Tom's of Maine Whole Care Toothbrush gently cleans down to the gumline and features a raised tip to access hard-to-reach areas. The soft, BPA-free bristles are colored with food-grade, mineral-based pigments. It is recyclable through the Tom's of Maine collection program with upcycling leader TerraCycle.

I just learned recently that on June 8 thof this year Herbel Essences will partner with TerraCycle in a nationwide take-back program to ensure every Herbel Essence bottle is recycled and does not end up in the ocean. This is where a company is working with an organization and with the help from its customers to do good. Everyone needs to be thoughtful about the lifecycle of any consumer product and it’s great to see a large company and organization work together, with consumers help, to reuse and recycle items that normally would have been thrown out in a landfill.

I just learned recently that on June 8 thof this year Herbel Essences will partner with TerraCycle in a nationwide take-back program to ensure every Herbel Essence bottle is recycled and does not end up in the ocean. This is where a company is working with an organization and with the help from its customers to do good. Everyone needs to be thoughtful about the lifecycle of any consumer product and it’s great to see a large company and organization work together, with consumers help, to reuse and recycle items that normally would have been thrown out in a landfill.