It’s time to dig yourself out of denial and start cleaning the house or apartment. While emptying old boxes and containers into the dumpster can be a tempting way to declutter and make some space, you may be throwing away things that could be recycled or reused instead. Here are some items you may come across when tidying up this year that you should think twice about before tossing into the garbage bin.
Have you ever been walking through the pouring rain, a large wind gust comes, and immediately your umbrella is turned inside out? This doesn't just happen to you, it's a common occurrence and no longer has to necessarily mean the end of your favorite umbrella.
East Amwell Township School is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive ("Colgate"), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 250 stores in the Northeast; and recycling pioneer TerraCycle.
St. Joseph the Carpenter School is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive ("Colgate"), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 250 stores in the Northeast; and recycling pioneer TerraCycle.
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School in Wood-Ridge is in the running for a new playground. Richard Fallon, vice president of the Wood-Ridge Public Education Foundation, said that the school has been entered into an online contest to win a free playground from TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based company.
Students of Sunnymead Elementary School have reached the first level of a TerraCycle and Capri Sun recycling program by collecting 10,000 drink pouches. By hitting this level, the students have earned almost $800 for their school.
Middle schools students can consume a lot of fruity liquids from tiny straws, the students of St.
Margaret Mary Catholic School on the Southeast Side included. In the past year, they’ve collected enough of those shiny pouches to earn $600 for their school while protecting the environment.
Five seriously awesome bragging rights and other reasons I have decided to become a
Tom’s of Maine user:
Every time I see a new product like the baby food pouches, I think of how we humans are destroying the planet with our need for convenience. It is scary to think what we are doing to our landfills and overall to our dear planet. But did you know there is a way to recycle these food pouches?
TerraCycle is returning its Recycled Playground Challenge – an initiative in partnership with Colgate-Palmolive and ShopRite – to help encourage oral hygiene and sustainability among school children and consumers.
