Instead of getting people to go against their will and desires to sacrifice things for sustainability, what if we just acknowledge that most of us are selfish, and learn to play into that? How did we even get to our global waste crisis today, and what do we need to do to address this issue on a national and global level? Tom Szaky is the founder and CEO of TerraCycle, an innovative company that’s becoming a global leader in recycling waste that’s traditionally difficult to recycle, shares his wisdom with us today. Let’s dive in.

Waste management company Terracycle specializes in handling hard-to-recycle household items, and that includes the debris left over from delicious Halloween treats.

Waste management company Terracycle specializes in handling hard-to-recycle household items, and that includes the debris left over from delicious Halloween treats.  

The solution lays in adopting zero-waste strategies and being extra careful what you recycle. You can also recycle your beauty product containers through TerraCycle on campus by putting them in the green bins located in the dorm bathrooms and trash rooms.

Oral care products, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, may seem impossible to recycle. After all, how would a recycler remove all of that extra toothpaste from the tube or disassemble a toothbrush for recycling? Let’s take a closer look at this recycling mystery to get the low-down on keeping our pearly whites healthy without contributing to landfill waste.