Halloween: Orange Coco ready to pick up candy wrappers
TerraCycle Include Canada (English) ZWB
Orange Coco zero-waste grocery store in Granby offers a second life to the packaging of treats that will multiply, Halloween requires. The place will be one of the drop-off points where it will be possible to deposit empty packaging for recycling.
"Every little bit counts. Starting this initiative, it may be a big wave, "says Catherine Girard, one of the two co-owners of the Empire Street trade.
His partner, Isabelle Guilmain, recently saw a publication on the social networks of the founders of the project Effect PH. They have partnered with various companies and institutions, mainly from the Eastern Townships, to collect Halloween chocolate and candy packaging. Ms. Guilmain says she liked the idea so much that she contacted them so that Orange Coco was also a base.
Ecocentres in Granby and Waterloo are also included in the list of places where it will be possible to deposit these packages. All of this will be entrusted to the company Terracycle, which specializes in upgrading waste that is difficult to recycle, according to Effect PH, which defines itself as "a medium of inspiration and education for people wishing to make a change in their way of life. consumption, wanting to have a positive impact on the environment and wishing to live a satisfying life ".
Orange Coco has invited its customers on its Facebook page to drop its candy packaging in the tray it will install for this purpose until mid-November. And the news has sparked enthusiasm. It has been shared nearly 200 times. The two associates also passed the message to the schools their daughters attend.
"Despite the zero waste, Halloween, it remains a party for children, said Catherine Girard. Candy in bulk, it's not hygienic in Halloween bags. But it's possible to be eco-friendly by ensuring that candy wrappers are recycled. "