Solo Cup Company announced it is joining forces with TerraCycle®, Inc. to recycle its Solo Squared® party cups.  Through the Solo Cup Brigade <http://topics.sacbee.com/Brigade/> ®, individuals, schools and non-profits can collect used Solo Squared plastic cups and return them to TerraCycle where they will be recycled into plastic that will be used to make other items such as equipment for playgrounds, park benches and outdoor furniture.

Recycle: Bring used writing instruments, regardless of brand, to Office Depot at 4297 Meridian St. in Bellingham. They will be sent to TerraCycle Inc. and turned into new office-supply products such as trash cans and desk organizers. The collection runs through Saturday, April 23. People who bring in 10 pens, pencils or markers will receive a coupon toward a new product from Sanford, a pen company.

Solo Cup Company announced it is joining forces with TerraCycle(R), Inc. to recycle its Solo Squared(R) party cups. Through the Solo Cup Brigade(R), individuals, schools and non-profits can collect used Solo Squared plastic cups and return them to TerraCycle where they will be recycled into plastic that will be used to make other items such as equipment for playgrounds, park benches and outdoor furniture.

We all have them. A collection of pens and markers that don't work anymore. Many people just throw them away. This year, in celebration of Earth Day, TerraCycle and Office Depot have a better solution. You can take your old pens, markers and mechanical pencils to local Office Depot for recycling. You will receive a coupon towards a new Sanford product which can be used for a new Sharpie, Expo or PaperMate. It will help the earth and you will get a discount, too. This offer runs during Earth Week from April 17th to the 23rd. You can take any pen, marker or mechanical pencil to receive the coupon regardless of brand.

TerraCycle is an international upcycling company that takes difficult to recycle packaging and turns it into affordable, eco-friendly products.  Founded in 2001, they are the world’s leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste. TerraCycle works with over 30 major brands in the U.S. (and in a growing number of other countries) to collect used packaging and products (chip bags, candy wrappers, juice pouches, pens, toothbrushes, etc.) that would otherwise be destined for landfills. Here are a few of their programs if you are interested in learning more about how YOU can reduce your carbon footprint and upcycle your trash!

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.

Beginning Sunday, April 17 and running through Saturday, April 23,  customers can trade in their used writing instruments, regardless of  brand, to any Office Depot retail store location nationwide. In exchange  for ten pens, pencils or markers, customers will receive a coupon toward  a new product from Newell Rubbermaid Office Products, maker of Sharpie®,  EXPO®, Paper Mate® and more. The collected instruments will be sent to  TerraCycle, the pioneering upcycling and recycling company, to be turned  into new office supply products ranging from trash cans to desk  organizers.

Old Navy and Office Depots across the nation have teamed up with  TerraCycle, to run Earth Month collections. Here are the details: The recycling programs at area Office Depot and Old Navy locations will be for pens and flip-flops. Pens at Office Depot and flip flops at Old Navy.

Office Depot is teaming up with Sanford Brands and TerraCycle Inc. to host a writing utensil recycling drive for Earth Month. Starting Sunday (April 17) and running through Saturday, April 23, customers can bring in used writing instruments -- regardless of brand -- to any Office Depot store nationwide.

In an effort to further reduce waste, TerraCycle, Inc. and Old Navy are joining a month-long drive to collect used flip flops and recycle them into four public playgrounds around the country. The Auburn community is encouraged to participate by stopping by an Old Navy store to deposit used flip-flops in designated collection bins. 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 playgrounds which will be donated to communities around the country.