Even though the only things I throw away at work are the stickers from my fruit, I say my lunch is almost waste free because what I put into my containers isn’t completely waste free, yet. I make a lot of foods from scratch (my favorites are homemade granola and energy bars, yum!), and what I have to buy (flour, grains, pasta, etc.) I try to buy in bulk bins. For what I can’t get in bulk, I look for recyclable or compostable containers. I am also able to recycle most of my plastic bags through TerraCycle, like the bags from my oats.
Making recycling fun, rewarding and lucrative might be a few keys to reducing the amount of trash dumped in landfills.
To that end, TerraCycle, a company in New Jersey, put on its Solo Summer Celebration contest, inspiring Cheryl Collins of Santa Rosa to collect over 21,000 plastic #6 cups.
As a victor and a collector, Collins was able to raise about $1,200 for the Forestville based charity, Paws As Loving Support (PALS), an organization that provides assistance dogs for children with Autism.
“I think what TerraCycle does is pretty awesome,” said Collins about the nationwide recycling contest she won.
CBS De Rank Meerkerk
De oude pennen en stiften die we verzamelen worden vandaag weer opgestuurd naar Terra Cycle. De opbrengst hiervan doneren we aan Serious Request.
The aquarium will send the collected wrappers to a recycling partner, TerraCycle, where the hard-to-recycle waste becomes new products like park benches, purses and backpacks. The aquarium earns two cents for each wrapper to help fund conservation and education efforts
http://www.polkatheatre.com/blog/2014/01/drink-coffee-recycle-and-raise-money-for-polka/
Sinds december 2012 spaar ik afgedankte pennen, viltstiften en markers. Niet om zelf te houden maar om door te geven aan Terra Cycle, een wereldwijde recycle organisatie die voor elke ingeleverde pen 2 eurocent geeft aan een goed doel. Als veel mensen meedoen kan het een leuk bedrag opleveren en het is ook nog goed voor het milieu!
De opbrengst is voor de Stichting naar school in Haïti. Een initiatief van Marijke Zaalberg uit Drenthe. Naast onderwijs wordt ook hulp geboden op het gebied van voedsel, medische zorg en kleding. Deze stichting zorgt ervoor dat ruim 1000 kinderen onderwijs krijgen en elke schooldag een maaltijd. Ook hebben 60 volwassenen in Haïti een baan op de scholen en in de bouw. De stichting kan dit werk doen dankzij donaties. Meer informatie kunt je vinden op www.StichtingNaarSchoolinHaiti.nl
Inzamelpunten in Assen:
CBS Het Krijt,
Atelier142,
buurthuis De Schulp,
MFA de Schakel,
Bruna Vanderveen,
Markehuus Peelo,
Nuver Peelo DC Fokkerstraat,
Zorgcentrum de Boshof,
Noorderbrug Jacob Catslaan,
studio RTV Assen Europaweg Noord 7E,
Wilhelmina ziekenhuis, afdeling logopedie,
PKN De Ontmoeting, Kloosterveen
PKN Adventskerk,
PKN Opstandingskerk.
Hennie Enting
h.enting@home.nl
0655818864
One dilemma with this process is knowing what to do with the “dispose” pile. A couple options to free your mind and hands of the undesired refuse are recycling all containers and seeing which beauty product manufacturers offer recycling programs that allow the public to return containers. Since many recycling programs only accept clean containers, an imperfect yet effective solution is to empty the leftover contents of the containers into a reused jar, seal with a lid and throw into the trash for landfill. This method at least prevents the cosmetics directly entering the water supply. Check out Terracycle’s free recycling program that allows anyone to download a prepaid shipping label and send the company boxfuls of used containers. In return, the sender receives points that can be redeemed for charitable gifts or for a monetary donation towards schools or non-profit organizations of his or her choice.
Who would want that smelly trash you put out every day, you ask? Well, a company known as TerraCycle would actually want your trash, and pay you for it as well. The company has tie ups with schools and other organizations that usually collect large amounts of trash. However, they would pay individual contributors as well, and take up anything from chocolate bar wrappers to even scotch tapes. Better yet, they pay for the shipping as well. So here’s an excellent way to get rid of your trash as quick as possible, and earn some money while you do it as well
