To help celebrate Earth Month, Earth Day, Easter and Cinco de Mayo, TerraCycle is launching several campaigns that put a new spin on recycling, making it more creative then ever and easy for everyone to get involved. On April 11, TerraCycle will join with the Garnier Brand to provides the first comprehensive solution for all cosmetic packaging waste.
Billions of pieces of waste are expected to be collected by Garnier which will dramatically reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. Through the sponsorship of worldwide Cosmetics Brigade, cosmetic packaging will be collected and shipped to a TerraCycle facility. All kinds of cosmetic waste that would otherwise end up in our trash can now be recycled or reused. This is huge. Not too long ago I was discussing reusing and recycling cosmetic waste. Now Garnier and TerraCycle offer a fabulous solution.
Extreme recyclers will have a chance to get rid of old pens and flip-flops at local stores this month.
Office Depot and Old Navy are working with New Jersey-based TerraCycle to dispose of these items while keeping them out of landfills.
Between April 17 and 23, shoppers can bring in 10 used pens, markers or mechanical pencils to Office Depot and receive a coupon toward new Sanford products (maker of Sharpie, Expo, PaperMate). The used writing instruments will be sent to TerraCycle to be recycled into new office products such as trash cans and desk organizers. Office Depot has two Vancouver locations: 8812 N.E. Fifth Ave. and 11505 N.E. Fourth Plain Road.
Extreme recyclers will have a chance to get rid of old pens and flip flops at local stores this month. Office Depot and Old Navy are working with New Jersey-based TerraCycle to dispose of these items while keeping them out of landfills.
Tip: Join the
Elmer's Glue Crew Recycling Program to recycle Elmer's glue bottles and glue sticks. All you have to do is collect the empties, clean them with warm water, and either take them to your nearest Walmart (beginning Earth Day, April 22, 2011) or mail them to
Terracycle using a prepaid shipping label.
If you travel in green circles, you may already be familiar with “upcycling.” But for those new to the term, upcyling simply means reusing an old product you’d otherwise throw away or toss in recycling. Upcycled items still retain the look of an original object, whereas recycling breaks down the material in that object to pure plastic, glass, or aluminum.
Wondering why you should turn your empty wine bottle into a vase instead of letting it languish in the
recycling bin? Learn the top three reasons why you should upcycle instead of recycle.
Recently I heard about a company called
TerraCycle, and what I heard about them made me want to know more. I did some research and found that this is a company that is really doing great things to keep this planet green.
What does TerraCycle do you ask? Well, TerraCycle collects waste that usually ends up in a landfill through their various Brigade programs. There are several programs including the
Candy Wrapper Brigade,
Cell Phone Brigade,
Personal Care and Beauty Brigade, and the
MP3 Player Brigade, just to name a few. Through these programs, waste is collected, it is then shipped back to TerraCycle who then turns the waste into new products. Here are some of the products they create with drink pouches.
SPANISH FORT, Ala. — It's not yet Earth Day, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual.
Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.
Founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, a then-20-year-old Princeton University freshman, TerraCycle began by producing organic fertilizer and has grown into one of the fastest-growing green companies in the world. Success has come from encouraging consumers to “rethink waste” by finding uses for previously unrecyclable materials. The company produces everything from fencing and insulated coolers to fertilizers and all-purpose cleaners, but it does so by collecting and recycling everything from drink pouches and candy wrappers to potato chip bags and toothbrushes.
Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual.
Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.
Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual.
Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.
Earth Day might be two weeks away, but Baldwin County residents have no shortage of options for going green a little earlier than usual.
Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle, Inc. has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot to run recycling drives across the country throughout the month of April, and at least eight local schools have found a new fundraising partner in the process.
