TerraCycle US Inc., the US subsidiary of
TerraCycle, Inc., announced that its $25 million Regulation A offering has been qualified by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Lighter weight, higher performance and more cost-effective than traditional metal or glass packaging, rigid plastic is seeing innovations that challenge its rivals. Another, Procter & Gamble, teamed with recycling company TerraCycle on its new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle. Made completely from post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic and ocean plastic, the launch aims to raise awareness of the issue of what can be done to prevent plastic waste from reaching the ocean.
As global vice president of brand partnerships at TerraCycle, Michael Waas is responsible for programs that recycle traditionally non-recyclable waste streams in 21 countries, engage tens of millions of consumers, and have diverted billions of pieces of waste.
Faculty and staff argue that single-serve coffee systems go against LMU’s campus wide goal of sustainability. Faculty and staff at LMU are pushing the University to ban single-serve coffee systems such as Keurig and Nespresso. Other recycling programs like TerraCycle’s Waste Box can cost $70 to $118, and the process of burning the returned cups for fuel is not an ideal solution, according to
NPR. Keurig does not currently offer a recycling for individual Keurig use.
Corporate sustainability – a strategy that takes into account how a business operates in ethical, social, environmental,
cultural, and economic realms – can have a positive ripple effect on the environment, the economy, and our communities. If you’re unsure what to do with items you’d like to discard, check out
TerraCycle, which helps you recycle almost any type of waste.
Our environment will soon be stressed beyond capacity. Almost 10 billion people will be living on Earth by 2050. Global GDP is set to quadruple. Earth Overshoot Day, typically in August, is a shocking reminder that we have taken more from the planet than it can renew. Produced in collaboration with recycling company TerraCycle and waste management firm Suez, the bottle brought an industry innovation to market. It is leading the way in the conversion of packaging to Post-Consumer Recyclate (PCR).
As we noted in our
2018 wellness trends report, it's becoming increasingly clear that our everyday actions affect the health of our planet and we can't stay complacent for much longer. Keep your trash can light by reading up on the recycling rules in your area (some of them
might surprise you!) and looking into services like
TerraCycle.
The promise of a new year can give us an opportunity for a fresh start. One way that small business owners can get on the right track for 2018 is to examine better ways to get organized. Many electronic items can be donated to stores like Best Buy and the office supplies can be upcycled or recycled through companies like Terracycle and locations such as your city’s recycling center.