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11-04-20--siouxfallssho#120

I recently joined TerraCycle’s Brigades. If you are not familiar with TerraCycle, you can read more about the company at www.terracycle.net. TerraCycle started out selling compost in used soda bottles and now upcycles a number of products into backpacks, messenger bags, notebooks, trashcans, watering cans, benches, pavers, and much more. I believe this can be a great way for New Leaf Market members and friends to work together to develop a sense of community while achieving a positive result. We have signed up for five brigades, collecting packaging from Kashi, Elmer’s Glue, Malt-O-Meal cereal bags, candy wrappers, and personal care and beauty products. Most items collected and sent to TerraCycle are worth 2 points. Points can be redeemed to buy clean water, meals, plant trees, and adopt land. You can find more details about what we can recycle with TerraCycle at the Green Bay TerraCycle Brigade’s web site.

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11-04-13--therushvilletimes

Mildred student takes "green" challenge and becomes eco-product design finalist.

Tip: Join the Elmer's Glue Crew Recycling Program to recycle Elmer's glue bottles and glue sticks. All you have to do is collect the empties, clean them with warm water, and either take them to your nearest Walmart (beginning Earth Day, April 22, 2011) or mail them to Terracycle using a prepaid shipping label.

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To help, one company is offering consumers a way to reduce their household garbage while earning money for local schools or charities. Through free collection programs called Brigades, upcycling pioneer TerraCycle is collecting and paying for packaging waste from household staples- from the bathroom to the kitchen to the classroom. Many major brands are getting on board with upcycling. Scott Tissue and Huggies are sponsoring programs to collect plastic packaging waste from paper products and diapers. And since most oral hygiene products aren't recyclable, Colgate and TerraCycle have partnered to collect used toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes.