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World Wisdom: Swiffer Recycling with TerraCycle

TerraCycle Include USA Swiffer
Swiffer, a pioneer in the Quick Clean category and used in more than 50 million households worldwide, has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle to make their Swiffer Sweeper, Duster and WetJet refills nationally recyclable.   Through the Swiffer Recycling Program, consumers can now send in the following Swiffer cleaning products to be recycled for free:   •             Swiffer® Sweeper™ Wet Mopping Cloths •             Swiffer® Sweeper™ Dry Sweeping Cloths •             Swiffer® Sweeper™ Wet Heavy-Duty Mopping Cloths •             Swiffer® Sweeper™ Dry Heavy-Duty Sweeping Cloths •             Swiffer® Dusters™ •             Swiffer® Heavy-Duty Dusters™ •             Swiffer® WetJet™ Mopping pads •             Swiffer® WetJet™ Heavy-Duty Mopping pads •             Swiffer® WetJet™ Wood Mopping pads   Participation in the program is easy, simply sign up on the TerraCycle program page at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/swiffer and mail in the accepted waste using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the waste is broken down, separated by material and the plastics are cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.