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5 Ordinary Household Objects You Aren't Recycling (But Could Be!)

Tom Szaky and Albe Zakes, the eco-entrepreneurs behind global recycling company TerraCycle have a pretty unique take on trash. Their new book Make Garbage Great explores the history of human waste and presents some creative ideas on how to make less of it in the future. Here's what they have to say about metal – a harmful pollutant that's too often shoved in with the trash.

Can a social action campaign help us finally 'Recycle Right'?

As most of us have recently been hearing across the media spectrum, recycling today is in trouble. Recyclers can’t secure the margins that make recycling profitable, recovery rates are stagnant, and waste management companies are looking at the future of the U.S.’s recycling infrastructure with a skeptical eye. What can we do, as social entrepreneurs and conscious consumers, to get back on track?

In the schools

Butterfield Elementary School

Sanger school is a top collector of recyclables

Butterfield Elementary School is one of the top Texas collectors in TerraCycle’s Personal Care and Beauty Brigade recycling program.Students at the Sanger school collected hair care, skin care and cosmetic product packaging and assisted in diverting 7,200 units of waste from landfills, according to TerraCycle officials.