TERRACYCLE NEWS

ELIMINATING THE IDEA OF WASTE®

Orlando groups join the TerraCycle Brigade to collect waste for charity

TerraCycle Scott (Kimberly Clark) Kraft Cheese (Kraft Foods) Frito-Lay (Pepsico) Solo Cup Include USA
Have you ever wondered if there was something that could be done with paper and plastic products not accepted for recycling so they wouldn't end up in the landfill? Several Orlando elementary schools and pre-schools are taking part in a national program geared toward reducing discarded trash. Food packaging such as Frito-Lay® chip bags, Kraft Singles® cheese wrappers, Solo® plastic cups, and Scott® paper towel and napkin wrappers can all be turned into useful products at TerraCycle®. TerraCycle was founded in 2001 by Princeton University freshman, Tom Szaky, who packaged organic fertilizer in used soda bottles. Today, the company reports more than 20,000,000 people have collected almost 2,000,000 units of trash to that created 260 different products and donated more than $2,500,000,000 to charity.