From coffee pods to razors to baby food packing and beyond, Trenton-based TerraCycle continues to make good on its promise to eliminate the idea waste. In its latest partnership, TerraCycle and ACURE discover a serviceable way for consumers to stay radiant and sheen while keeping Trenton, and cities across the U.S., clean.   With a passion for creating great skin and hair wellness products while also keeping the environments clean nationwide, ACURE is working with TerraCycle to bring its objective to life. Being a family-owned company, ACURE is on a mission to direct consumers away from harsh, toxic chemicals, toward more safe and healthy ingredients perfect for the skin and hair.   “ACURE is giving its customers the unique opportunity to divert waste from landfills by offering them a way to responsibly dispose of their skincare packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder Tom Szaky.   Aside from creating healthy skin and personal care products free of toxic chemicals, ACURE is now taking the measures to also ensure that its product packaging is recycled, keeping the environment clean and healthy along with their personal care products.   TerraCycle, which is listed at #10 in Fortune magazine’s list of “52 companies “Changing the World,” is taking the right steps to ensure that company products and packages are being properly recycled, rather than being landfilled or incinerated.   By signing up with this link, https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/acure, consumers can now send in ACURE skin and personal care product packaging and have them recycled for free, guaranteeing that all packages are reused. For every shipment of ACURE waste that is sent in, points are earned that can go towards a non-profit, school, or charitable organization, a perfect incentive while keeping Trenton environments clean!   ACURE products are plant + food-based, refraining from gluten, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, and animal testing. and healthy ingredients perfect for the skin and hair. As with Trenton and other nationwide cities, recycling efforts like these can slowly increase a clean environment by moving consumers away from single-use packaging.  

For every shipment of ACURE waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.

ACURE, a skin and hair wellness brand, has partnered with TerraCycle to make the packaging for their line of skin care and personal care products nationally recyclable in the United States.   As an added incentive, for every shipment of ACURE waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Through the ACURE Recycling Program, consumers can send in ACURE skin care and personal care packaging to be recycled for free. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   "ACURE is giving their customers the unique opportunity to divert waste from landfills by offering them a way to responsibly dispose of their skincare packaging," said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. "In turn, by participating in the ACURE Recycling Program, consumers can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose to include in their beauty regimen, but also by how the packaging is disposed of."   The ACURE Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.

ACURE®, a leader in skin and hair wellness, has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle® to make the packaging for their line of skin care and personal care products nationally recyclable in the United States. As an added incentive, for every shipment of ACURE® waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Through the ACURE® Recycling Program, consumers can now send in ACURE® skin care and personal care packaging to be recycled for free. Participation is easy: sign up on the TerraCycle program page  https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/acure and mail in the packaging waste using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “ACURE is giving their customers the unique opportunity to divert waste from landfills by offering them a way to responsibly dispose of their skincare packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. “In turn, by participating in the ACURE® Recycling Program, consumers can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose to include in their beauty regimen, but also by how the packaging is disposed of.”   The ACURE® Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle’s recycling programs, visit www.terracycle.com.   About ACURE® ACURE® is a family owned and operated company founded on sustainable principles and accessible price points to steer people away from toxic chemicals, proving that you don't have to sacrifice your health for beautiful skin and hair. Each of our products is gluten free and free from animal testing, parabens, sulfates, phthalates, synthetic fragrances, harmful preservatives and artificial colors. Our plant + food based formulas are clinically driven to provide optimal performance at a cellular level. Because it's not enough to be natural, it also has to work. Available at retailers nationwide and at acure.com.   About TerraCycle TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 21 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging. TerraCycle has won over 200 awards for sustainability and has donated over $44 million to schools and charities since its founding more than 15 years ago and was named #10 in Fortune magazine’s list of 52 companies Changing the World. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in its recycling programs, please visit www.terracycle.com.  

ACURE®, a leader in skin and hair wellness, has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle® to make the packaging for their line of skin care and personal care products nationally recyclable in the United States. As an added incentive, for every shipment of ACURE® waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Through the ACURE® Recycling Program, consumers can now send in ACURE® skin care and personal care packaging to be recycled for free. Participation is easy: sign up on the TerraCycle program page  https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/acure and mail in the packaging waste using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “ACURE is giving their customers the unique opportunity to divert waste from landfills by offering them a way to responsibly dispose of their skincare packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. “In turn, by participating in the ACURE® Recycling Program, consumers can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose to include in their beauty regimen, but also by how the packaging is disposed of.” The ACURE® Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.  

For more information, visit www.terracycle.com.

 

Beauty brands are struggling to find the balance between sustainability and design. 

When thinking about your last delivery from your favorite skincare or cosmetics brand, how many things did you need to unwrap before you made it to your product? We all love cute and chic packaging but scary to think about all of the excess. Even with so much research that says how plastic is destroying our planet brands aren’t always ready to invest the time and money into 100% recyclable packaging. This, especially if they think it will hurt their chances of profit or aesthetics.       A 2019 Zero Waste report noted more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced globally by the cosmetics industry each year. Unfortunately, not much of that is recyclable. The good news is beauty brands to major conglomerates like Unilever have announced that by 2025 they will halve their use of virgin plastics and commit to using post-consumer recycled plastic or, ‘PCR.’ This would make Unilever the first major global company to commit to an absolute reduction in plastics across all of its brands. Hopefully, many other companies follow suit.   In lieu of Earth Day, here’s everything you need to know about beauty, sustainability and the future.    

What is PCR plastic?

  Post-consumer recycled plastic or PCR is plastic that has already been recycled before and ultimately repurposed. So by recycling your beauty products, cans, oat milk bottles, and cardboard boxes, you’re contributing to the revolving amount of PCR that brands have to use and distribute.  

Recycle, Reuse, but Refuse to do it

  As we mentioned, if we don’t take steps to recycle we can’t change the future of packaging. Our bathrooms and skincare collections are filled with products waiting to be recycled. But, more than have us actually put those bottles and jars in the right bins. Johnson & Johnson once reported nearly 60 percent of people rarely recycle or have never recycled their bathroom products. The conglomerate also once reported that 20% of Americans didn’t recycle because they didn’t have a recycling bin in their bathrooms.  

Clean your recyclables!

  You can’t just throw it and think you’re doing good. Recycling beauty products actually takes a lot of energy on your part. Because not everything is 100% recyclable, you’ll have to take your products apart. Certain face cleansers and shampoos often have the bottle and then an additional pump. In most cases, recycling the bottle is no problem but the pump can be a little confusing since it’s made of mixed materials, its small, and oddly shaped (more on recycling difficult items below). You’ll also need to clean your bottles and remove your labels. While you don’t need to stress yourself out by washing every last drop, spending a good two minutes washing out your bottles and jars will go a long way. If you just toss your recyclables without washing them, there’s a pretty good chance they won’t be able to be sorted when it comes time to be.  

When in doubt, head to TerraCycle.

  TerraCycle is a company that hopes to eliminate the idea of waste. Remember those pumps to your shampoo and face cleansers? This is where TerraCycle comes in. Some things are harder to recycle than others but, TerraCycle won’t take no for an answer. Their goal is to recycle anything and everything and teach you how at the same time. You can drop off anything that is difficult to recycle at a TerraCycle collection site, or mail it to them!   Have a product you’re unsure about? Head to terracycle.com and type in what you have via their search bar. They’ll tell you everything you need to know and what collection program(s) can take your recyclable goods.  

Bottom line: You have the power to change the industry standards.

  Recycling saves energy, space in landfills, and ultimately helps our earth. The most important thing though is the more we recycle, the more opportunities companies will have to create packaging out of PCR plastics and other materials. The future of packaging within the beauty industry is in our hands.   If you have questions about collections within your state or are wondering how to recycle a certain item, visit Terracycle.com. Many beauty brands like Acure,  Burt’s Bees, and Paula’s Choice have their very own programs and incentives!

ACURE, a specialist in skin and hair wellness, has partnered with Terracycle to make the packaging for their line of skin care and personal care products nationally recyclable in the United States.   As an added incentive, for every shipment of ACURE waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice. Through the ACURE Recycling Program, consumers can now send in ACURE skin care and personal care packaging to be recycled for free.   Participation is easy: sign up on the TerraCycle program page  https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/acure and mail in the packaging waste using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   "ACURE is giving their customers the unique opportunity to divert waste from landfills by offering them a way to responsibly dispose of their skincare packaging," said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. "In turn, by participating in the ACURE® Recycling Program, consumers can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose to include in their beauty regimen, but also by how the packaging is disposed of."   The ACURE Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.