Turning Waste into WOW – Tom Szaky of Terracycle Explains How
cigarette butts
TerraCycle
pepsico
coca cola
Mars
Kraft
Nestle
Honest Kids
Include USA
M&Ms
chip bags (Frito-Lay)
chewing gum
used diapers
pens (Sanford)
oral care waste (Colgate)
juice pouches (Capri Sun
While most of his peers were at the library, or the bar, college freshmen Tom Szaky was busy launching a business out of his dorm room. For his first product he turned worm-poop into fertilizer as a way to transform waste into something useful. Since then he’s turned that first product into a multi-million dollar business Terracycle, with clients including Walmart and Home Depot. Inspiyr spoke with Tom about the mission of Terracycle, his favorite type of trash, and some advice for budding entrepreneurs or anyone looking to achieve their dreams.