TerraCycle specializes in partnering with individuals and corporations to collect waste, upcycle the things it can into objets d’delight, and recycle the rest, creating raw material for other products. As it happens, the TerraCycle headquarters in Trenton, N.J., features an enormous chandelier made from movie film, and the design team there has built several prototypes of film-based products, including belts and bags. They even have DIY instructions for gift bows made from film and other materials. But a VP there, Albe Zakes, says the group ran into a problem when it thought about marketing these items on a mass scale: a little thing called intellectual property rights. Seems you’d need to secure permission from every recognizable actor and brand in a film before putting such products on the market. Which would be, as Zakes put it, “a logistical nightmare.” But good news, CB! Zakes was very excited by your letter, and hopes to explore the idea of TerraCycle starting a film-recycling program. This outfit has plenty of experience figuring out how to recycle oddities, including cigarette butts, chewing gum, and dirty diapers, so they’re up for a challenge. They also have relationships with some of the leading production companies. I know Hollywood has taken some steps toward greening itself lately, and I encourage you to find out if there’s any way to make this part of the saga end happily.