TerraCycle: TerraCycle was founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, then a student at Princeton University, on a mission towards Eliminating the Idea of Waste. From these humble beginnings TerraCycle has grown into the global leader in collecting and repurposing hard-to-recycle waste. They operate in over 20 countries, engaging over 80 million people and recycling billions of pieces of waste through various innovative platforms.