TERRACYCLE NEWS

ELIMINATING THE IDEA OF WASTE®

Cue the Q4 holiday overconsumption

Changing this paradigm around special days comes down to one thing: shop differently. Think quality over quantity during today’s Cyber Monday sales, focusing on what those on your list need and on products that enable positive consumption. For examples, TerraCycle’s recycling boxes might make a useful gift or reduce excess holiday waste in the home or office, and many brands, like S’well (a double good buy for reusability), are offering discounts alongside donations to good causes peak shopping days.

SPUD Tackles Waste in Vancouver Warehouse

TerraCycle helps businesses recycle hard-to-recycle materials (2). We ran a pilot project in the Vancouver warehouse by filling a TerraCycle Zero Waste Box with used nitrile gloves instead of just throwing them out. The pilot was hugely successful. When the box was full (after a few rounds of our warehouse employees taking turns jumping in the box to pack it all down), it was sent back to TerraCycle where a unique process was carried out which hardened the glove material, enabling grinders to turn that material into a reusable powder.

Your Eos Empties Can Now Get Repurposed Into a Park Bench Or Picnic Table

When you take in all of these factors, it’s impossible not to feel disheartened about the process of recycling. So when brands take a stand to improve and simplify the—often flawed—process, it’s a step in the right direction. Eos, most well known for their spherical lip balms but who also make shaving creams, and body lotions, recently partnered up with TerraCycle to do just that.