Made from garbage
TerraCycle M&M Starburst Clif Bar office Garden Odwalla Include USA Circuit
I stumbled onto a company that turns the stuff people throw away every day into items that people also use every day. For example, do you eat Clif or Odwalla Bars while on a ride and then throw away the wrappers? Well, TerraCycle takes your discarded wrappers and turns them into messenger bags. Or how about coffee – this one’s not so obvious: coffee beans grow on trees with leaves and TerraCycle turns those leaves into high-quality copier paper, saving a little bit of tree in the process.
Some other neat products that TerraCycle makes from your garbage:
– plant pots made from computers and fax machines
– clip boards made from circuit boards and juice boxes
– stereo speakers from Starburst and M&M wrappers
And see more on DwellSmart.
Let’s face it, there’s lots to throw away, every day and everyone who eats or lives on the planet. That’s a lot of garbage! But TerraCycle is more than just reusing these pieces of trash to make useful, reusable items. For every piece of garbage that you send them, they will make a small donation ($.02) to the charity of your choice.