A local pet store has been announced as a location for animal owners to drop off empty food bags for recycling. Earthborn Holistic, a national pet food manufacturer, is teaming up with TerraCycle — a international firm specializing in the repurposing of materials most difficult to recycle — to recycle its food bags at no cost to consumers at the Athens PetDepot through the Earthborn ReBorn Recycling Program.

Henkel, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, including the Loctite brand, is partnering with TerraCycle to become the first company to offer a recycling solution for anaerobic adhesives. Through the Adhesive Recycling Program, Henkel customers can purchase a postage-paid recycling box that they fill with empty Loctite adhesive containers and send to TerraCycle for processing. TerraCycle will thermally treat the containers and turn them into new plastic products.

Chesbro Music is hosting a free recycle and restring event for local musicians. Sponsored by D’Addario, participants can bring old guitar strings in to recycle, as well as get their guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings. The collected strings will be recycled through Playback, D’Addario’s national recycling program.

A cooperative recycling project to not only keep packaging materials out of our landfills but to also benefit charitable organizations is currently underway at We Lov Pets at 1433 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon.

While pet owners often consider the impact packaged pet food has on their pets, the same consideration is not often given to the effect the packaging has on the environment.

Pepper’s Pet Pantry of Solomons is now a public drop-off location for a pet food bag recycling program, allowing residents to return their empty bags during store hours and aid in the reduction of landfill waste.

Musicians can bring old instrument strings for recycling and get their electric or acoustic guitars restrung with D’Addario NYXL or Nickel Bronze Acoustic strings, a D’Addario news release said. Old strings collected during the event will be recycled through Playback, D’Addario’s free, national recycling program, the release said.

The company signed up with We Compost It!, installed a picnic table in the communal kitchen made from recycled plastic and participates in the TerraCycle program, which offers free recycling for tricky packaging, like toothpaste tubes. Tom’s set goals for achieving zero waste by 2020, and in many categories it is ahead of its goals, thanks to new elements like high-efficiency LED lighting with occupancy and daylight sensors, And the light fixtures? Made with upcycled toothpaste packaging.

When you enroll in the FREE recycling programs, you download and print a free shipping label online through your TerraCycle account. Then you simply collect your pet food bags (you can even put a box at your child’s school or your office to collect their bags too!) and then ship them back in whatever packaging you choose – though recycled is best, of course!

Another major selling point for me is that with every purchaseTom's of Maine gives 10% of profits back to helping people and the planet. They also say no to animal testing and do not use animal ingredients. Their packaging is recyclable through local municipalities or the TerraCycle Tom's of Maine Natural Care Brigade. In addition to deodorant Tom's of Maine is also the leading natural personal care brand that makes high quality natural toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss, deodorant, bar soap and baby care products.