The designers at TerraCycle refer to themselves as "junkies." The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders may not recognize job addiction, but after speaking with the company's resident design junkies, it is not hard to imagine withdrawal symptoms on days off. Not simply because the Trenton, New Jersey-based recycling and upcycling firm does eco-friendly work, but because so much of what they do, or fail to do is an exercise in recombinant aesthetics.
ReNual CEO Alicia Korten interviews Albe Zakes from Terracycle on how the company is turning garbage into gold
Garnier’s Cleaner Greener Tour will be parked at Walmart on Potranco Road! Walmart shoppers can bring any and all hair care, skin care and cosmetic packaging to the tour vehicle to be recycled by TerraCycle, learn about the environmental impact of personal care products, and score some free samples of Pure Clean. Garnier is kicking off a packaging collection and recycling program with TerraCycle called the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade and announcing biodegradable hair care line Pure Clean.
This weekend at the Main Street Festival, Franklin residents can bring ANY AND ALL hair care, skin care and cosmetic packaging to the Garnier’s Cleaner Greener Tour. Garnier is kicking off a packaging collection and recycling program with TerraCycle called the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade and announcing the new biodegradable Pure Clean line. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14064585267274
Terracycle, a Trenton company that specializes in recycling consumer goods generally considered not reusable, is moving on from kitschy tote bags to plastic lumber.
L’Oreal’s personal care brand Garnier is taking steps to reduce the amount of landfill waste generated by its products by partnering with TerraCycle to recycle packaging into playgrounds. Personal care and beauty products account for one-third of all landfill waste.
L'Oréal's Garnier brand has inked an exclusive partnership with TerraCycle, a company specializing in the collection and reuse of nonrecyclable post-consumer waste, to help reduce the amount of personal care and beauty packaging waste sent to landfills. To help support the partnership, a mobile marketing program kicks off in New York on April 11.
Under the partnership, Garnier expects to collect millions of pieces of waste globally. Through the sponsorship of its worldwide Personal Care and Beauty Brigade — individuals or groups who sign up to participate — packaging will be collected and shipped to a TerraCycle facility.
Garnier is rolling out a paraben- and silicone-free shampoo and conditioner, called
Pure Clean--just in time for Earth Day, go figure--but the big news here is that they're partnering with
TerraCycle on a a href="
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The program kicks off tomorrow with the start of The Cleaner Greener Tour, a free event, which is open to the public, in Times Square on tomorrow, April 11th. You'll be able to recycle old beauty packaging, snag samples and spot an eco-celeb, or two.
