Two New Jersey companies have partnered with Walmart stores in the Northeast to put non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle margarine tubs to a new "green" use -- as flower pots. The companies working with the retailer are Garden State Growers, which grows many types of plants on its 500-acre site, and TerraCycle, which collects waste that is non-recyclable or difficult to recycle and puts it to new use.

Plants just got greener. As part of a six-state initiative, 200 Walmart stores throughout the Northeast have partnered with Garden State Growers, a family-owned Hunterdon County nursery, and TerraCycle, a New Jersey based company that specializes in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable or difficult-to-recycle post-consumer waste, to offer a new spin on plastic plant pots for sale at Walmart. The new eco-friendly option replaces traditional, disposable pots, in which flowers are typically sold, and instead gives plastic containers like Country Crock tubs and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter tubs a second life.

Everything’s coming up garbage.This April, garden center shoppers in select Walmart stores will see something other than the traditional black pots in which flowers are traditionally sold. Garden State Growers and TerraCycle will offer annuals in upcycled margarine tubs in Walmart stores throughout the Northeast—including stores in New Milford and Torrington. The upcycled pots are a more eco-friendly option as they eliminate the need to use virgin plastic and can be returned to TerraCycle to be used again. The plants will retail for approximately $5 each and be shipped April 17 to stores in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.

Arrowhead Elementary School students are reducing their carbon footprint through a recycling project done in conjunction with New Jersey-based recycling company TerraCycle. As part of the program, fifth-graders in Brigit DiPrimo's class have set up bins around the school to collect various items - ranging from empty Capri Sun juice bags to Chips Ahoy packages to Country Crock tubs - for TerraCycle to "up cycle." The process makes eco-friendly products like diaper bags and folders using non-recyclable waste materials.

A few days ago I did a post on Terracycle and their six new mom friendly Brigades <http://www.myatlantamommy.com/2010/06/terracyle-six-new-brigades-to-help-you.html> . I also promised I would put together some coupons for you to help you save in getting started on them. Well, that was a few days ago, so apologies for the delay, but here they are :-)

Terracycle <http://www.myatlantamommy.com/2009/12/terracycle.html>  is a fantastic organization which takes used wrappers and turns them into some super cool stuff! They are always coming up with fun and cool ways to recycle, but they also have come up with a way (actually 6 ways) Moms can go green, reduce waste at home, AND raise money for their kids school and/or favourite charity.

TerraCycle is a fantastic organization which takes used wrappers and turns them into some super cool stuff! They are always coming up with fun and cool ways to recycle, but they also have come up with a way (actually 6 ways) Moms can go green, reduce waste at home, AND raise money for their kids school and/or favorite charity.

Terracycle <http://www.myatlantamommy.com/2009/12/terracycle.html>  is a fantastic organization which takes used wrappers and turns them into some super cool stuff! They are always coming up with fun and cool ways to recycle, but they also have come up with a way (actually 6 ways) Moms can go green, reduce waste at home, AND raise money for their kids school and/or favourite charity.