Now that school’s back, students can start earning donations for their school by collecting waste otherwise destined for landfill – including the teacher’s coffee capsules. A new company has offered a way to convert traditionally non-recyclable waste – such as coffee capsules, cigarette butts and food wrappers – into garden beds and playgrounds.
The Woombye State School community might be small, but they are certainly capable of big things. After hard work campaigning and collecting recyclable goods, the school officially took home fourth place in the national Garnier TerraCycle competition. With the help of the community they collected 8515 beauty products for recycling and gained 8731 votes from the community.
TerraCycle US, the US subsidiary of global recycling company TerraCycle, has announced that its $25 million Regulation A offering has been qualified by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), thereby allowing anyone the opportunity to invest in the company.
We are delighted and super proud to announce that GlamCorner has risen to the top of the online retailing pack to earn the title of Terracycle Australia’s Top Business Collector for 2017 for collecting the most units of hard-to-recycle waste nationwide! In this post we detail more about Terracycle and why GlamCorner established our partnership with them in order to have a more positive impact on our environment.
Augusta Primary School is diverting hard-to- recycle waste from landfill on behalf of the Augusta community, as part of a national recycling program operated by recycling group, TerraCycle. The students are collecting the community’s Australia Post mailing satchels, NESCAFE coffee capsules, used toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, empty beauty products and yoghurt pouches and snack wrappers – items that would otherwise go to landfill.
A Sunshine Coast dentist has become a recycling hub to save household items from ending up in landfill. Yandina Dental is participating in nationwide programs to help save the planet, partnering with recycling and upcycling pioneers TerraCycle to recycle used Nescafe coffee capsules and oral care waste.
Participants in the Garnier Recycled Playground Competition, Woolgoolga Public School, feature on Prime7 News North Coast to raise awareness about their recycling efforts. Start watching at 11 minutes and 52 seconds.
Colyton Public School is currently competing to win a new TerraCycle playground made from recycled beauty products. Pupils and parents have been collecting empty cosmetic bottles for the cause, as well as voting online for their school.
Eastside FM interviews TerraCycle's Gemma Kaczerepa about TerraCycle's latest contact lens and packaging recycling program in partnership with Bausch + Lomb, as well as the Garnier playground competition. Begin listening at 10 minutes 11 seconds on the recording.
Cosmetic brand Garnier and American recycling company TerraCycle have collaborated to offer all pre-schools and primary schools across Australia the opportunity to win a playground made from recycled beauty products.
