Karen Neder wants your squeezed-out toothpaste tubes, your used-up glue sticks, and your old water filters. By pick-up, drive-by or drop off, she’ll take it all. Neder, of Rock Island, has been collecting what most would consider to be garbage from the bathroom, office and kitchen, and turning it into cash to support Blessed Beginnings Preschool at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1330 13th St., Moline. Neder says that with help from the Trinity Lutheran congregation, the collection efforts have raised more than $800 for the preschool and diverted 1,000 pounds of potential waste from landfills since 2014.

If embraced by 10 million youth, turning off the faucet could save approximately 80 million gallons of drinkable water each day.

I have the same routine just about every morning. I wake up before my kids and get myself ready for the day. Then I start breakfast and wake my kids up. While they eat we read scriptures as a family, I do my daughter’s hair, and then they go finish getting ready. As they are getting ready, I pack my son’s lunch. Next, they grab coats, and we are out the door. The morning goes pretty smoothly but sometimes packing my son’s lunch can be so tricky. I can get stuck packing the same old lunches and snacks for him. I want to make sure I am adding things to his lunchbox that he will love and that also keep him full throughout the day. Entenmann’s® Little Bites® are one of our favorite lunchbox staples.

The fourth rule for living the wasteless life is to recycle. Recycling is not a solution to mass over-consumption, but where possible, it is preferable to use things that can be recycled effectively than not.

The Trenton-based TerraCycle is the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2017 Green/Sustainable Business Achievement Award.

The older and wiser I get over time, the more I become mindful of what I put inside of my body. From the foods I eat to the products I put on my skin, it’s more important than ever that I start paying attention to the ingredients that in the items I use.

On October 12, CR Magazine recognized the winners of the 10th annual Responsible CEO of the Year awards. These awards are presented to CEOs that visibly exceed standards in the areas of employee relations, environmental impact, sustainability, human rights, philanthropy and corporate responsibility practices.

In case you’ve missed all of the plastic skeletons and jack-o-lanterns around you, time is running out! Throwing together some finishing touches on your Halloween plans last minute doesn’t need to create waste. In fact, it’s not too late to make it a spooktacular holiday that leaves the world better than you left it. Save money and do good with these 7 ideas put together by the team at TerraCycle.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Garnier, the world's leading naturally-inspired skin and hair brand, announced today that Union College students will receive a green garden made from recycled beauty and personal care products for their Lincoln, Nebraskacommunity. These students are winners of Garnier's national Rinse, Recycle, Repeat campaign, created in partnership with TerraCycle, the world's leader in the collection and repurposing of hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste, and DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change.