A Fusion Fitness, it's all about strengthening your heart, muscle and mind. But the workout studio at 12th and Sansom might want to add refueling the environment to the list. "Caring for your body, caring for your environment, I feel like are very much on the same wavelength," said Gavin Mckay, owner of Fusion Fitness.

Part of the problem with landfill waste is that it takes up so much space. Waste solutions such as biodegradable plastic and incineration that are seemingly safe for the environment and make our “trash” disappear appear to be a great option. An item made of biodegradable plastic, or PLA (polylactic acid) is appealing because you can throw it away and it will (supposedly) disintegrate and disappear back to where it came from. Incineration whisks away our trash with a puff of smoke.

I was searching for a green, reusable bag that will allow me to carry it like a purse. I love to take walks in the fresh air, and sometimes I find myself walking to a Department store a little less than a mile away, so I needed a bag that was durable, spacey, and had shoulder straps. I found the perfect bag, The Drink Pouch Messenger Bag by TerraCycle ! This bag had it all, shoulder straps, durability, awesome space, and the best of all, its made from everyday recycled products!

TerraCycle offers support for stores that sign up for snack bag, candy wrapper recycling. CSP Daily News | March 22, 2012 TRENTON, N.J. -- In an effort to divert more waste from landfills and help businesses engage in their local community, TerraCycle Inc., the leading upcycler and recycler of difficult-to-recycle waste, is encouraging supermarkets and convenience stores to sign up to recycle empty chip bags, candy wrappers and other packaging that accumulates on a daily basis. Each year, millions of these wrappers and bags are needlessly discarded and end up in landfills. The stores can join several programs to collect previously nonrecyclable items and give their customers a way to recycle and earn extra funding for a local charity. TerraCycle collects more than 40 kinds of products and packaging.

Spring is here, and with it comes the task of spring cleaning. This can mean emptying closets, de-cluttering your home, or ridding the air of any germs. Whatever you choose, the objective is the same: to live clean. Traditional standard cleaners contain harsh chemicals that can be hazardous so to keep them out of your home, you can make your own green cleaners by using inexpensive ingredients. Here is some information that may help you to weigh the opposing benefits and risks:

Do you buy bags of cereal instead of boxes? Our family does! This year, TerraCycle, the company that recycles product packaging and transforms it into cool new products, has provided a great idea for reusing your cereal bags. With a few clever snips and folds, you can turn a plastic cereal package into a cool Easter Basket. I love to transform recycled materials into fun craft projects. Last year, we made a recycled milk jug into an Easter basket. Can't wait to try this idea this year!

Emmorton Elementary is taking the old saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure" to a whole new level. Since the beginning of the 2010 school year, the school on Tollgate Road has raised $8,000 by recycling everyday trash, such as chip bags, candy wrappers and juice pouches, through national program TerraCycle. "Our kids are really excited about it," Emmorton's principal, Dr. Peter Carpenter, said. "It's an amazing program." Carpenter originally heard about TerraCycle from his cousin and became intrigued.

WILDWOOD — Jason Fuscellaro’s classroom at Glenwood Avenue Elementary school is full of boxes of empty chip bags, juice containers, candy wrappers and empty tubes of toothpaste. It was trash that was headed for a landfill, but because of Fuscellaro’s class’ new recycling program they’ll be turned into new products and a money maker for the school. The program is through TerraCycle, a Trenton company that says it wants to “eliminate the idea of waste.” The company created recycling systems for various products where anyone sign up to be part of a group, called brigades, and start sending them waste. For example, there is a brigade for chip bags that works with Frito-Lay to “up-cycle” the bags into products like tote bags, plant containers or park benches. The brigade has to collect enough chip bags, 350 for this program, to be counted.

If sweet-smelling room deodorizers aren't your thing, here's something to consider: the Moso Bag, a natural air-purifying bag containing moso bamboo. What's so great about that? Moso bamboo is said to absorb and filter odors, pollutants, allergens and bacteria while dehumidifying to prevent mildew, mold and moisture. What's more, it's fragrance-free, unlike some air fresheners that mask odors by covering them up with other scents.

What can be TerraCycled in this category? Answer: any brand and size of polystyrene #6 cups What CANNOT be TerraCycled in this category? Answer: foam cups, any # cup other can #6 What does this waste get used for? Our cups are made into recycled plastic products that can themselves be recycled into more useful items! ps: Did you notice the new TerraCycle Tuesday logo on the right column of this page? Click on it to see all TerraCycle Tuesday posts!