The Naked Grape takes the reusability of boxed wine's packaging to a new level by allowing customers to send their emptied bags and boxes back to TerraCycle, who will recycle the packaging or “upcycle” it into coasters, wine journals, coin pouches and more. Customers can also join The Naked Grape Wine Box Brigade to raise money for charity with each returned box. So really, you're drinking for a good cause.

This year 100 spray artists will climb ladders and scaffolds or just stand and deliver to display talents and signature styles on the thousands of square feet that make up TerraCycle’s outside walls. Held annually “at the twilight of summer” since 2005, this year’s Jam is set for Saturday, August 10, from noon to 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

Can we make money out of other people’s garbage? Well, according to Tom Szaky, the answer is yes, absolutely. Tom is the Founder/CEO of TerraCycle, a successful small business which turns garbage into useful products and, eventually, money.

One approach to reducing cigarette litter encourages recycling through TerraCycle’s “Cigarette Waste Brigade,” where volunteers collect cigarette butts and send them to the company in a postage-paid package. The company then turns them into plastic that can be used to make new products — even chairs.

The plastic used in the filters is recycled into things such as plastic pallets for industrial use, while any remaining tobacco or paper is composted, said Jeff Kranz, spokesman for TerraCycle. Since the program began in 2012, it has netted more than a ton of cigarette butts and related material, he said. That material isn’t going into landfills or waterways, he added.

The plastic used in the filters is recycled into things such as plastic pallets for industrial use, while any remaining tobacco or paper is composted, said Jeff Kranz, spokesman for TerraCycle.

Since the program began in 2012, it has netted more than a ton of cigarette butts and related material, he said. That material isn't going into landfills or waterways, he added.

Everybody wants to change the world in some way. But Tom Szaky has actually been doing it since he turned 20. Szaky's journey began in his native Budapest and eventually landed him in Trenton, but it was a meeting in Canada that changed his life.

There's no such thing as garbage at this company, which aims to revolutionize the recycling industry. New Jersey-based TerraCycle's mission is to “eliminate the idea of waste” and it's been a profitable enterprise. The company expects about $20 million in revenue this year, according to founder Tom Szaky.

The waste goes to a company called TerraCycle — partnered with Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. — that converts the cigarettes butts into a variety of products, primarily plastic pallets for industrial uses. About 65 percent of all cigarette butts are disposed of improperly and account for 38 percent of all U.S. roadway litter, according to Keep America Beautiful.