A meta dos alunos é arrecadar mil unidades de materiais de fibra – como são denominados os produtos foco da campanha – para enviar à empresa TerraCycle, que paga R$ 0,02 por cada...

The debate between paper and plastic packaging has been ongoing for years, and it’s only been reinvigorated by the recent surge in municipal plastic bag bans affecting cities across the country. Conscious consumers are increasing both in number and contempt for product companies that aren’t socially-conscious, and in the battle for sustainable packaging, the “plastic versus paper” discussion is often on the frontlines.

If you’ve ever lamented the waste of old toothbrushes, floss containers and empty Artisan Dental has launched an oral care products recycling program and is collecting these items and others at its office in Suite 301 at 10 N. Livingston St. The items will then be sent to TerraCycle, a company that takes hard-to-recycle items and turns them into products like cutting boards and trash cans.

Salem pioneers cigarette butt recycling program: “Whoever thought you could recycle cigarette butts? But you can, and Salem will soon become the first community in New England to do so by teaming with TerraCycle’s Cigarette Waste Brigade. Up to 200 receptacles bearing stickers that read “Recycle Your Butts Here” will be placed across the city in the coming weeks to provide an easy way to reduce a prolific form of littering, according to city officials, and help keep Salem’s streets a little cleaner."

On Saturday, October 25, the ReFresh Project will host a Preview Party and Community Farm Ribbon Cutting, an event in celebration of the project’s first place win in the first-ever national Garnier Green Garden Contest. The contest was put on by a partnership between Garnier, a L’Oréal beauty products brand, and TerraCycle, a Progressive Waste Solutions Company and world leader in the collection and repurposing of hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste.

Are you looking for a unique gift or even stocking stuffer to give? Do you have someone to shop for that is hard to choose a gift for? TerraCycle has recycled gifts that make a statement, not just a gift item! They have many recycled products from food bags to materials that are made into fun and unique useful items. I have the Recycled Tent Bracelet and love it. It really is made of recycled tent material! It is made in Guatemala by village artisans. So you get a hand-made, recycled gift! Perfect for anyone! The button loop clasp centers for a fun embellishment.

TerraCycle is a company that upcycles and recycles traditionally non-recyclable waste (including drink pouches, chip bags, tooth brushes and many more) into a large variety of consumer products. These products help keep waste out of our landfills and contribute to a cleaner world! The Upcycled Tent Dopp Kit is made from reclaimed fabric discarded in the manufacture of tents. It’s durable, lightweight, and water and stain resistant. Inside has 3 zipper pockets large enough to hold all of your toiletries. It is also handmade in Mexico.

The New Jersey State Museum and Planetarium invites the public to the third Annual Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features free TerraCycle trick-or-treat bags while supplies last; free Halloween themed craft activities; a free Mad Science Halloween show; children’s costume parade and contest; and a free Planetarium Halloween show at 3 p.m.

Le judo club vicomtois a pris une bonne résolution : la collecte et le recyclage des emballages et dosettes de la marque TASSIMO via le groupe TERRACYCLE. Un carton est à votre disposition à la salle de judo pour y déposer vos dosettes et emballages TASSIMO. Faisons un geste pour l’environnement.

As Phase One of the ’200 Stories’ project wraps up, Edge Environment is pleased to have engaged with 200 businesses in the Northern Beaches to reduce waste going to landfill. Over the last four months Edger’s have been out and about talking to local businesses about their current waste and recycling set up. The Team identified opportunities for businesses to not only reduce the amount of waste going to landfill but also save money by reducing their bin lifts or general waste collection. Some great stories have evolved from the 200 Stories project. A few are captured below. The Shop Next Door: The Shop Next Door in Manly are recycling 100% of their used coffee grinds by re-bagging them and giving them to customers for their compost and worm farms. They have also signed up to the Terracycle Brigade and are recycling cigarettes from the Laundromat one shop down so the butts don’t end up in storm water and in the ocean. They have started to separate soft plastic packaging from the apparel and surfboards. They have reduced their general waste bin contents by half, and over 12 months this will equate to 13,000kg of general waste diverted from landfill. Mitchel Bro’s 4X4: Aaron from Mitchel Bro’s has reduced his general waste collection significantly since the Bin Trim action plan was put in place. He has reduced his general waste collection from once per week to once a month by recycling plastic car bumper bars, soft plastic packaging/bubble wrap and engine oil filters. The plastic car bumper bars would take up 80% of the bins contents these are now being picked up by a bumper recycler who reconditions them or donates them to a recycler to create new products. Aaron is now saving $1500 on his annual waste bill’s and is recycling an additional 35,000 litres of waste annually but more importantly is really happy about increasing his business recycling efforts. ‘The plan is working really well, we’ve already had a couple of hard plastics collections and the team know exactly what they’ve gotta do now and it’s really saving us a heap of time, money and resources. We’ve found the biggest improvement so far in the removal of the soft plastics, I didn’t realise how much space they really consumed in the general waste.” Email Quote from Aaron Mitchell- Mitchel Bro’s 4×4 Edge Environment is proud to be working locally to provide long term sustainability solutions in the Northern Beaches. The next phase of the project involves supporting businesses to implement the Bin Trim Action Plans and then completing follow up waste assessments to determine the landfill savings.