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Why Is It So Damned Hard to Recycle Toys?

That last stat came to me recently by way of Sue Kauffman, public relations manager for TerraCycle, a recycling company that focuses on, interestingly enough, non-recyclable pre-consumer and post-consumer waste. Kauffman put a hard stop on my dreams that I could simply toss L.O.L. dolls, or any of the old toys spilling out of my daughter’s closet, in the recycling bin. The majority of these products, she says, are likely not recyclable at all.

Parent-Teacher Organization at Derynoski Elementary School have been hard at work trying to win the 2019 Colgate & ShopRite Recycled Playground Challenge

Battaglia said she is optimistic that Derynoski can win the contest. Kelley Elementary School won second place two years ago and Flanders Elementary School won the grand prize several years ago. Derynoski’s PTO will be collecting materials and voting right through the end of the contest. “We’re going to keep working hard for the kids,” she said. “Hopefully we can get it done for them.” For more information, or to vote, visit https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/contests/colgateshopriteplayground2019. To donate materials, email desptoplay@gmail.com

GELADEIRAS CONTAINER ARRECADAM TAMPINHAS PLÁSTICAS PARA A APAE

A primeira Geladeira contêiner criada pelo GEA – Grupo de Educação Ambiental do IFSC em parceria com a artista visual Carla Scheid e a MM Serralheria já está instalada! Ela está localizada em frente ao Mercado Bem Perto, próximo ao centrinho da Praia do Rosa, e recebe tampas plásticas de qualquer embalagem (garrafas pet, potes de maionese, embalagens de produtos de limpeza, entre outros), esponjas de lavar louça (e suas embalagens) e materiais de escrita (lápis, borracha, apontador, canetas, lápis de cor, pincel atômico).

Grupo Recicla Alegrete trabalha para uma cidade mais consciente quanto à coleta seletiva de lixo

A união faz a força e para que o resultado seja ainda melhor, todo sucesso é em prol da comunidade, do País e do mundo. Há três meses, a advogada Lisiane Fraga de Souza, 54 anos, ao ler um artigo percebeu que poderia fazer muito mais pelo meio ambiente. “Fiquei encantada com a atitude de duas professoras  que trabalham com coleta seletiva e envolvem toda a cidade” – falou.

Water Bottles Fuel the Plastic Pollution Crisis

Some people may wonder what happens to the Brita filters and pitchers when their life cycle has expired. The company works with TerraCycle so that the filters and pitchers can be recycled into items like cutting boards, toothbrushes, and cups. Consumers can drop off their used filters at London Drugs locations in the western provinces, or mail them back (a minimum of three) to Brita for upcycling.

Solving America’s Garbage Crisis: A Chat With TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky

When Tom Szaky decided to become an entrepreneur at the age of 19, he picked something that most people in that “dot-com” era would probably have called a very unattractive business: waste management. For the past 16 years, Szaky’s company, Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, has specialized in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, such as cigarette butts and dirty diapers, and has remained a little-known name to the wider public outside of the recycling industry.

Why Is It So Damned Hard to Recycle Toys?

That last stat came to me recently by way of Sue Kauffman, public relations manager for TerraCycle, a recycling company that focuses on, interestingly enough, non-recyclable pre-consumer and post-consumer waste. Kauffman put a hard stop on my dreams that I could simply toss L.O.L. dolls, or any of the old toys spilling out of my daughter’s closet, in the recycling bin. The majority of these products, she says, are likely not recyclable at all.