Is Your Recycling Hurting the Planet?
Tom-Blog
When is recycling not a good idea? When is it causing more harm then other choices you could make? When you have another option such as green icon Method <http://www.methodhome.com/> 's refill packs <http://www.methodhome.com/search/products/refills> , that are much lighter, and use less packaging than buying a whole new bottle of the same product. 80-90% less.
But they're not (yet) recyclable, meaning there's been only one choice when done with them: Throw them out. This I imagine has created a conflict in many of the minds of people who buy these refill packs, wanting to make a difference, but then following the clear good behavior with a supposed bad.
The irony is that refill users, when impacts are compared, are doing the greener thing.
But what if Method could go even further, finding a place for their refill packs? They have, in the form of the new Method Refill Brigade <http://terracycle.net/brigades/method-refill-brigade?locale=en-US> . Now, those same refill packs destined for the dump will now be used by TerraCycle <http://terracycle.net> to make everything from bags to benches. It's already proven a success in the UK, where Kenco <http://www.kencocoffeecompany.co.uk/kencocoffeecompany2/page?PagecRef=1> coffee's Eco Refill Brigade <http://www.terracycle.co.uk/brigades/1-The-Kenco-Eco-Refill-Brigade-> is nearly filled to capacity with people participating.