The Old Navy and Office Depot locations in Murfreesboro have partnered with TerraCycle to run recycling collection drives for Earth Month. TerraCycle is an international upcycling and recycling company that encourages consumers to rethink waste and makes it easy to have a positive impact on the environment. From April 17-23, shoppers can bring in ten used pens, markers or mechanical pencils to Office Depot and receive a coupon towards new Sanford products (maker of Sharpie, Expo, PaperMate). According to a news release, the used writing instruments will be sent to TerraCycle to be recycled into new office products such as trash cans and desk organizers. Between April 22 and May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit their used flip flops in colorful collection bins found inside any Old Navy store. TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playgrounds which will be donated to communities around the country. By bringing in these hard-to-recycle products to their local stores, consumers help keep waste out of their community landfills. Schools and community groups in Murfreesboro and the surrounding communities can also get involved in TerraCycle's free upcycling fundraisers, which pay two cents for every piece of used packaging returned. Interested parties can learn more or sign up today at www.terracycle.net.

From April 22 through May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit used flip flops in collection bins inside any store. TerraCycle, an international recycling company, will then recycle the flip-flops into rubber used on playgrounds and donated to communities around the country.

TerraCycle, a recycling company, has partnered with Old Navy and Office Depot in the Murfreesboro area to run recycling collection drives for Earth Month this year. While setting out on spring shopping this April, readers can participate in nationwide recycling programs in their local community by bringing used pens and flip-flops to Office Depot and Old Navy locations, respectively. Starting April 22 and running through May 21, Old Navy shoppers can deposit their used flip-flops in colorful collection bins found inside any Old Navy store. TerraCycle will then recycle the flip-flops into playground material, which will be donated to communities around the country.

  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.

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.