Have you heard about Upcycle It!?
Sustainable Westford's innovative program collects non-recyclables such as chip bags, granola bar wrappers, cookie wrappers and more to keep them out of the waste stream.
These items are sent to a company called
TerraCycle. TerraCycle donates two cents per item and pays for shipping. These items are then upcycled into new products such as backpacks, tote bags, and flower pots.
The following day was Terracycle Tuesday, where CSS families were encouraged to turn in used and empty food storage bags, juice pouches, chip bags, Lunchable containers and Elmer’s glue sticks and bottles. A nonprofit organization, Terracycle repurposes these items by making new products with them and gives money to the school for its collection efforts. Tuesday also launched a new CSS campaign to recycle old crayons that will be melted down and turned into new crayons instead of ending up as tidbits of petroleum in the trash. The school also reminded families to turn in old cell phones and chargers, a continuing effort at CSS.
Debbie Kozell works with TerraCycle to turn garbage into useful products, and to raise money for the Home and School Association.
Before we proceed, you need to drop everything and vote. No, we're not talking about the school budget, Borough Council mayor, Township Committee candidates or prospective School Board members. We're talking about Community Park School fifth graders Leah Bakoulis, Ashlyn Liverman, and Madeleine Peel, whose creations comprise 50 percent of the finalists in the recent nationwide Eco-Product Design Contest sponsored by Elmer's Products and TerraCycle.
A 10-year-old Mildred student is showing Americans what they can do with their waste, by making it to the final four of a national eco-design competition with a product made from recyclable materials.
Aniq Chunara, a fifth-grader at Mildred Elementary, used recyclable materials to create a light-up desk organizer in a process known as upcycling, where instead of recycling the products, he simply turned them into something else.
The eco-product design contest, being run by Terracycle, accepted entries from schools across the United States up until March 28, and now it is down to members of the public to vote for their favorite, by no later than April 20.
Chunara's light-up desk organizer will face entries from New Jersey, including Glue Top Earrings and the Glue Stick Jump Rope. The fourth entry is The Glamp, submitted by a student from Allen.
MILDRED — A 10-year-old Mildred student is showing Americans what they can do with their waste, by making it to the final four of a national eco-design competition with a product made from recyclable materials.
Aniq Chunara, a fifth-grader at Mildred Elementary, used recyclable materials to create a light-up desk organizer in a process known as upcycling, where instead of recycling the products, he simply turned them into something else.
The eco-product design contest, being run by Terracycle, accepted entries from schools across the United States up until March 28, and now it is down to members of the public to vote for their favorite, by no later than April 20.
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.
One company is offering consumers a way to reduce their household garbage while earning money for schools or charities. Through free collections called Brigades, upcycling pioneer TerraCycle is 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 paper packaging waste from paper products and diapers. And Colgate and TerraCycle have partnered to collect used toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes.
One way to go green without costly changes is to take things you would ordinarily throw away and reuse them. Milk crates can become book shelves and metallic drink pouches can be stitched together to make pencil cases for the children. This practice is called upcycling and you can either do it yourself or contribute reusable household trash to organizations that convert it into eco-friendly products.
Through free collection programs called Brigades, upcycling pioneer TerraCycle is collecting and paying for packaging waste from household staples.
