TerraCycle is eliminating the idea of waste by recycling the non-recyclable. They offer free recycling programs funded by brands, manufacturers, and retailers around the world to help you collect and recycle your hard-to-recycle waste. To date, over 63 million people are collecting items in 20 countries and have collected billions of pieces of waste, raising $15 million for charities around the world!

The innovative folk at TerraCycle will collect your waste (even if it’s all in the same old bin), and cleverly transform it into schmick new products for resale. Founded by now-CEO Tom Szaky, the New Kersey-based company now operates in 20 countries worldwide.

Tack vare TerraCycle kan avfallet som samlas in från olika stränder på Västkusten nu få ett andra liv, exempelvis som världens första schampoflaska tillverkad av 25 % marinplast som dessutom är återvinningsbar. Ren och Attraktiv Kust organiserar strandstädningar längs västkusten årligen, för intresse att hjälpa till vid nästa strandstädning läs mer på hemsidan renkust.se - Det är väldigt viktigt, och angeläget, med strandstädningar eftersom det just nu är det enda sättet att minska plasten i haven.

A #MissãoPossível desta semana é separar materiais usados para eles serem reutilizados. A Mariane Salerno foi ver como essa iniciativa funciona e a nossa equipe adotou o trabalho!

Os alunos da Escola Municipal de Educação Básica (EMEB) “Deodato Janski” conseguiram recolher mais de uma tonelada de material reciclável por meio de um projeto de reciclagem, para preservar os bairros onde eles vivem, o Jardim São Camilo e Tarumã.

Pioneira no mundo, iniciativa que transforma esponjas de limpeza doméstica usadas em matéria prima para a fabricação de produtos já coletou cerca de 4 mil quilogramas de resíduos.

A unidade do Senac do bairro do Comércio enviou um total de 683 itens para a TerraCycle!

Para participar, qualquer pessoa ou instituição, como escolas, entidades, empresas, podem se cadastrar no site da Terra Cycle, que junto com a Scotch-Brite (3M), é responsável pelo Programa.

Dive Brief:

• The Hurstville Interpretive Center in Maquoketa, IA, home to the Jackson County conservation department, has been attracting attention for its crayon recycling efforts in recent months, as reported by WQAD.
• Students and residents have become engaged in the program, bringing in an estimated 200 pounds of crayons over the past six weeks. Though the cost of shipping these crayons to a company called Crazy Crayons (about $19 per box) is too high for them to continue. They plan to stop the program in June unless enough donations are received.
• Colorado-based Crazy Crayons recycles the old writing utensils into new products for schools and nonprofits. The company estimates that more than 12 million crayons are manufactured each day, though minimal recycling options are available for them.

Dive Insight: Compared to the many, many tons of other refuse and recyclables that the industry deals with every year, crayons may seem like a minor element.

据世界自然基金会的报道，超过80%的海洋污染都是来自陆地生活，陆地人类的生活垃圾：塑料袋、塑料瓶、包装盒等等，如果没有适当处理，这些将最终流向大海。或许我们不以为意，自认海洋的宽广能包容一切，便忽视了它的有限与脆弱。全球每年流入海洋的塑料垃圾高达800万吨，这些颗粒物形体各异，大到塑料袋、塑料瓶、塑料网或鞋等，小到只有几毫米甚至更细小的颗粒。对于海洋中的生物们来说，这些塑料垃圾极具威胁性，随时都有被塑料袋缠住或者误食，导致死亡的几率。