I’ve recently discovered a recycling company that will recycle even more waste. They’re called TerraCycle, and they recycle stuff you didn’t even know could be recycled!

TerraCycle's founder and CEO, Tom Szaky, appeared on Sydney radio station Eastside FM's Friday Drive show to talk all things TerraCycle. Select the show from Friday July 1 and scroll to the 82:45 mark to hear Tom speak.

Thanks to our infrastructure partner, Zoom Computers, we will not refuse any laptop. They have the resources to help us do the checks, formatting, software updates and hardware upgrades needed to get them to the minimum requirement for our workshops. Also, whatever is donated to our cause that is not usable will be disposed of at the Terracycle bins at our local Wollongong Officeworks, to make sure that we are playing our part in E-waste.

A couple of weeks ago Merici College’s Sustainability team, ‘SAM’, entered a competition organised by Officeworks and TerraCycle Australia (a sustainability/ recycling business) where we entered a photo showing how we reduce waste at our school. The competition raised awareness of the great work that our schools and universities are doing in Australia, and to reward local #ECOHEROES.  We are very excited to announce that Merici College, together with Sandgate District State High School, QLD and St Ignatius College, NSW have been named the winners of the challenge.