London Drugs has introduced recycling collection boxes for beauty-product packaging and chocolate wrappers at all 75 of their stores. The recycling program is in partnership with TerraCycle, Garnier and Nestlé.

ENTREVISTA – Tom Szaky, diretor da Terracycle Aos 30 anos, o húngaro radicado nos Estados Unidos Tom Szaky é um dos homens de negócios mais famosos do mundo na área de reciclagem. Ele é fundador e principal voz da TerraCycle, companhia que coleta resíduos sólidos não-recicláveis ou difíceis de reciclar, especialmente embalagens, e os transforma em novos produtos – entre eles sacolas, brinquedos, artigos de jardinagem, material escolar. Os resíduos provêm de grupos (“brigadas”) de consumidores voluntários, recompensados com dinheiro que deve ser revertido a instituições de caridade. O mecanismo é sustentado por parcerias com indústrias de bens de consumo. Szaky esteve recentemente em São Paulo para visitar a filial brasileira da TerraCycle – que, em três anos, tornou-se a segunda maior do grupo, perdendo apenas para a matriz americana, aberta em 2001 (há, ainda, operações em outros treze países). O empreendedor concedeu a seguinte entrevista a EmbalagemMarca:

By Karen Creed-Thompson from EcoParent magazine - www.ecoparent.ca Founded in 2001 by Toronto native Tom Szaky, TerraCycle is a world leader in the collection and reuse of post-consumer waste. Actively collecting non-recyclable or hard to recycle materials and turning them into affordable green products, TerraCycle Canada has collected 4,038,378 units of waste to date and is forecasting 6,800,000 units for 2012, with its international operations collecting over 2.8 billion units of waste globally. TerraCycle Canada works with more than 14 major brands to collect used packaging and products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. Glad, Mr. Christie’s, Nestlé, Sally’s, Tassimo, Kool-Aid, Huggies and Garnier are just a few of the corporate giants already on board. The company’s Mississauga warehouse is filled with stockpiles of used products like sandwich bags, drink pouches, pens, inkjet cartridges, e-waste... and an assortment of other packaging from cookies, to personal care products. (A complete list of items for collection can be found at www. terracycle.ca.) All of this waste was reclaimed through TerraCycle’s Brigade® programs, which pay individuals and groups for the items they collect.

Ação é feita em parceria com a Terracycle e reutiliza embalagens em outros itens Para aplicar uma ação de logística reversa das embalagens, a Garnier Fructis, marca de produtos de cuidados com os cabelos da L’Oréal, acaba de lançar uma parceria exclusiva com a empresa de gestão de resíduos TerraCycle, que irá recolher e reutilizar as embalagens desta categoria. A iniciativa receberá não somente embalagens da Garnier Fructis, mas de todas as marcas da categoria.

"Nothing needs to go to landfill. We're about finding solutions for as many types of waste as possible," says Denise Barnard, Director of Communications at TerraCycle Canada. I spoke with Denise to better understand the company behind the ever-increasing line of products I've been noticing around me. Upcycling is now a recognizable term for using every aspect of waste to create another product. How has the Canadian market been responding to the TerraCycle line of solutions and products? If the company's growth here is any indication, it seems that Canadians are ready to help change the concept of garbage fromwaste to useful.

Maybe this is a scenario that's happened at your house—an empty shampoo or conditioner bottle that finds its way into the bathroom bin rather than the recycling bin. Or hair dye boxes, makeup packaging, or even used lipstick cases that are tossed in a convenient garbage can. Here's an incentive that might inspire you to save those items and bring them to your local London Drugs Customer Service Counter for recycling—starting this August, 2 cents per beauty package or container you drop off for recycling will go to the Canadian Cancer Society! London Drugs, who has partnered with TerraCycle.ca and Garnier, is the first major retailer in Canada to introduce recycling collection boxes for all beauty packaging! The program fits in perfectly with the London Drugs mandate to divert as much weight as possible —currently over 42 million pounds!— away from landfills. You can read more about the London Drugs recycling program called the Green Deal at greendeal.ca.

Garnier Fructis Shampoo Coupons-Garnier Fructis Shampoo Coupons: Garnier is a mass market cosmetics brand of L'Oréal that produces hair care and skin care products. The company started as Laboratoires Garnier in 1906, and was acquired by L'Oréal in the 1970s. Current product lines include Fructis shampoos and conditioners, and Nutrisse hair color. Garnier is sold in numerous countries wordwide, with specific product lines targeted for different skin types and cultures. In 2011, Garnier partnered with TerraCycle to promote upcycling of product containers and the introduction of biodegradable products.

If there’s anything that kissable Kermit the Frog taught us it’s this: It’s good to be green. So it’s no wonder Garnier and TerraCycle will be hitting the 305 for The Garnier Green Tour on Friday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Walmart located at 8400 Coral Way. Think fully loaded tour bus that will be making stops stores all over Florida offering beauty buffs cool ways to help protect Mother Nature like this: • TerraCycle collection bins to encourage people to recycle empty personal care and beauty items • A TerraCycle representative on site to educate on recycling and upcycling • Garnier samples • Garnier styling stations • Fun games and activities The crown Jewel (pun intended) of this event? My girl, Jewel Figueras from Jewel’s Fab Life is hosting a Miami blogger and reader meet-up from 4 to 6 p.m.. It’s FREE and there will be Garnier stylists doing fun hairstyles, sweet treats, and Garnier gift bags for all attendees. Everyone can bring any empty or old hair care, skin care or cosmetic packaging for recycling (which is perfect since you’ll need to make room for all those new Garnier goodies!) Jewel is also hosting a Garnier giveaway here. Hope to see you all there!