Proving that you can work in developed and developing countries, and with a for-profit and not-for-profit business model, TerraCycle and Plastics for Change together tackle the global waste management system. TerraCycle: Recycle Everything With the tagline of ‘finding innovative uses for materials others deem garbage’, TerraCycle is a waste management company, founded by Hungarian born entrepreneur, Tom Szaky, in 2001. With services now available in more than 20 countries, TerraCycle boasts a crowd of 60 million engaged recyclers worldwide. With a view to ‘eliminate the idea of waste’, TerraCycle offers tailored services for individual households, businesses and local councils and municipalities. Able to collect ‘almost any form of waste’, from coffee capsules to dodgy biros, TerraCycle will collect your waste, sorted or unsorted, and transform it in to new products for re-sale; from unique gifts, such as recycled jewellery and bags to larger commercial products such as park benches and office supplies. TerraCycle’s three recycling platforms include: Rewards for your waste, a free recycling program funded by sponsors where you can earn points that are redeemable for charity gifts by participating in one of the sponsored recycling promotions, Zero Waste Boxes, which are offered in multiple sizes and in three sorting varieties; category separation, room separation and no separation and each box is valued differently dependent on the amount of sorting that will take place at the collection facility as well as large-scale recycling, which is suitable stream for businesses and other large-scale waste removal, working through a combination of the Zero Waste Boxes facility. Ensuring that recycling is widespread and well taught, TerraCycle have also developed a range of educational resources and communications materials for passionate TerraCycle-ers to use in spreading the word. And for a behind-the-scenes look, Human Resources, is TerraCycle’s own comedy-filled TV Show, now in its third season.

Coffee companies like Nespresso are now teaming up with recycling company TerraCycle to recycle their pods. "We're able to set up international platforms where you can send us the capsules, we pay you for shipping, we even give you a donation to your favourite school or charity for every capsule you send in and then we shred them," TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky said.

MARGOT O'NEILL: Meanwhile Nespresso is trying to address a problem by partnering with recycling company, Terracycle. TOM SZAKY, CEO, TERRACYCLE: Through their funding we were able to set up national platforms where you can send us the capsules, we pay you for shipping, we even give you a donation to your favourite school or charity for every capsule you send in and then we shred them, we separate the organics and compost those, and then we take the metals, melt those into new metal products and the plastics into new plastic products. WRITING ON SCREEN: Terracycle says that 500,000 Australians are recycling coffee pods every day.

Between Sept. 1 and Sept. 11, Katy-area residents can recycle used car seats at the local Target store, located at 23710 Westheimer Parkway. Target stores across Texas are hosting a car seat collection program to help residents reduce household clutter without sending waste to landfills. All car seats collected through this program will be recycled through TerraCycle so that each component will see a second life. Residents should bring their car seats to the Target store in Katy and look for Target’s car seat collection box in the front of the store or in the baby/kids floor pad section. When a consumer turns in a used car seat, he or she will receive a coupon for 20 percent off the purchase of a new one. After the recycling program ends, TerraCycle will separate the different components of the car seats (cloth elements, plastics, metals, etc.) and process them for use in other products

*Con programas de reciclaje de desechos ayudará a adultos mayores.   Recaudar fondos para grupos vulnerables en Toluca fue posible gracias a la campaña “Mexiquenses a favor del medio ambiente”, reciclando con causa creada por la Comisión de Derechos Humanos del Estado de México (CODHEM).   Según informa la Lic. Ana Guadalupe Pozo Colón, secretaria ejecutiva de la misma, “es muy grata la experiencia de ver el cambio que se produce en la actitud de las personas cuando se les sensibiliza sobre la importancia de la separación de desechos y como poco a poco se va creando una cultura de protección al medio ambiente”. El proyecto consistió en recolectar basura para su reciclaje con la ayuda de Terracycle México y su idea de eliminar la basura a través de sus programas de recolección nacional. Se recolectó suficiente basura para recaudar más de 15 mil pesos que se emplearán específicamente para ayudar a adultos mayores que no cuentan con suficientes recursos para adquirir bastones y andaderas, objetos esenciales para mejorar su calidad de vida. En el presente mes de agosto se celebró un convenio con la Secretaría del Medio Ambiente, por lo que la campaña ahora cuenta con el apoyo y la disposición de esta institución gubernamental para hacer crecer la campaña y cumplir su propósito.   A la campaña puede unirse cualquier persona o institución interesada en cuidar el medio ambiente recolectando envolturas de jabón, bolsas de pan, pan dulce, empaques de galletas, bolsas de botana y productos de cuidado bucal. El punto de acopio es el edificio sede de la CODHEM, y como contenedores se emplean cajas de cartón ilustradas con la imagen de los programas de recolección correspondientes. En la campaña anterior se recolectaron más de 300 kilogramos de basura, con lo que se recaudaron los fondos suficientes para comprar 14 anteojos para la comunidad otomí del norte del municipio de Toluca.   A pesar de que se han logrado resultados favorables para grupos vulnerables en las campañas de recolección, es necesario que más personas participen en estos programas para fomentar la cultura del reciclaje y cuidado del medio ambiente, así como ayudar a muchas otras personas que carecen de los recursos económicos para adquirir bienes básicos para su calidad de vida.   “Continúen realizando este esfuerzo toda vez que nuestra tarea es conservar al medio ambiente y mejorarlo donde sea necesario para que en un futuro podamos vivir con dignidad en nuestra casa que es la Tierra”, concluyó.

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“Human Resources” returns to Pivot TV Friday August 26 for its third season, and if you still wonder whether or not someone could make great TV out of life at a company whose business is green, wonder no more. The comedic docu-series is centered on the worldwide headquarters of TerraCycle, a company in Trenton, New Jersey that has lapped the field of recycling by being creative and motivated to end the need for landfills, as we know them. While it is a reality TV show, “Human Resources” is shot like a documentary, or in some ways like the great workplace sitcom, “The Office”. There is a lot of camera time for individual employees to comment on the project at hand and their TerraCycle colleagues, whether it’s about the pet policy in the office or one guy’s habit of eating his colleagues’ lunches, if they dare to step away from their desks. CEO Tom Szaky could play the part of Michael in “The Office”, but he doesn’t have to, because he is the anti-Michael, brilliant, articulate and constantly busy. While reviewing a season 2 episode we noted that Szaky has a vibe and style like NFL head coach Pete Carroll, someone who provides the guidance and a loose atmosphere for talented people to succeed, while challenging them to go further than they thought possible. There’s not too much structure at TerraCycle, and as a result the creativity is off the charts. The people are smart as whips, and many are a bit quirky, making for many an awkward moment. The department work together on projects that range from devising methods to recycle used tampons to creating schoolyard equipment from recycled material. If the show leaves you wondering why there aren’t more of those Zero Waste green boxes everywhere you go, it’s done its job. If you check out the season trailer posted below, you can get an idea of the work culture, but you have to watch the show to understand the passion of the staff and their love for a mission that is worthy and necessary. Season one is now available on YouTube and will continue to be available on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Pivot TV will air season 3 of “Human Resources” beginning Friday night August 26th at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. Image/video credit: Pivot TV, used with permission