There's always flower pots somewhere around our house, that are not always easy to reach with the garden hose. For those planters a watering can is always helpful and today I'm blogging about
TerraCycle Recycled Garden Products. TerraCycle is a company that makes home and garden products from a variety of non-recyclable materials in an effort to keep unwanted plastics out of landfills. They currently have some new garden products that are made from 100% of recycled plastic (common materials like drink pouches and granola bags, toothbrushes and more.)
First up is their Eco-Terra Watering Can by Plastec is a sturdy plastic with strong handle and was easy to carry and fill. (Please note MacchiOTTo felt the need to help me water flowers too, so her little orange watering can is in this picture but it is not a TerraCycle product.... though I think it would be a great idea if they made a children's line of garden products.) As you can see in the picture below the water flows nicely out of the can and gives your flowers a gentle shower of water. I really liked the flow on this can as it was perfect for getting my flowers the water they need. This watering can sells for under $16.99
Next up was the Terra Stone Plant Caddy. I have been known to move my planters around a couple times a month and usually it's back breaking work to pick one up. Sometimes I use a wheel barrow to assist me and sometimes I just push and slide.... so I was anxious to try this plant caddy.
The Terra Stone Plant Caddy measures 12 inches square and holds up to 200 pounds. I placed my planter on top of the caddy and rolled it to it's new location.
For more information on TerraCycle and to see their other products please visit their website as all these products are eco-friendly ways to grow your garden.
Please note TerraCycle did send me these products to review but all thoughts, pictures and opinions expressed on this blog are my own.
Albe Zakes, global VP, communications at TerraCycle, has been using Basecamp for a little more than two years.
How do you use it?
Once you log on it takes you to the main dashboard where you can see the shared calendar, to-do lists, and all the most recent file uploads.
On the right side of the main dashboard page is a matrix of every client we have in every country. It's almost like a file folder system, and it provides easy access to our clients in all countries. For example, if I'm looking for Nestlé in Brazil I can access all information for that client right there.
You can set it up to get email updates on any specific client or country. I also get a daily digest that notifies me of everything that has happened that day. So if a press release or new pricing has been added to a client's section, it's really nice because I can just click on the update email and it takes me directly to that client's section.
If there's an issue, it's usually with uploading or accessing files, and we either call or email customer support. They've been really good and are very responsive to emails.
How does it serve your business needs?
We operate in 23 countries and have about 100 different clients across those countries, and many of our clients operate in multiple countries. For example, we do work for Kraft in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the US, the UK, and all the Nordic countries. So it's crucial for us to have a system like this.
How does it serve your business needs?
We operate in 23 countries and have about 100 different clients across those countries, and many of our clients operate in multiple countries. For example, we do work for Kraft in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, the US, the UK, and all the Nordic countries. So it's crucial for us to have a system like this.
Before Basecamp we were duplicating a lot of work. If someone on one of my teams needed to put together a media kit, press release, pricing update, or presentation for a client, they created those from scratch. As a global manager, I was spending a lot of time editing and re-editing the same documents for different countries.
Because there's a specific section for every brand in each country, if I've just worked with my team in Canada on a really terrific presentation for Kraft and my team in Mexico has a presentation coming up, I can send them to the Canada section for Kraft and tell them to base their presentation on what we did in Canada.
It works the same way for campaigns. For example, we ran a very successful program in the US collecting oral care waste for Colgate. About a year later we launched a similar program in Germany, and I sent my German PR manager to Basecamp to access the Colgate US file and use the materials there as the template for the German campaign. It really cuts down on reviews and editing I have to do since it's based on materials I already created and approved.
It's also been a lifesaver when traveling. For example, my laptop died on the way to a major meeting in the UK with Johnson & Johnson. Without my laptop or my notes I would be going into the meeting blind. Because everything was in Basecamp, I was able to use someone else's laptop and get all the information I needed including the presentation we were going to give, the office location, names of the people we were meeting with, and the agenda. Within 10 minutes, all the knowledge and assets I needed were at my fingertips again. It's pretty invaluable to be able to access all of that information from anywhere.
The Kick-It 3v3 Soccer Tournament
is coming to Marietta July 27 & 28 with Entenmann's Bakery and recycling
pioneer TerraCycle. Entenmann's will offer free samples of Little Bites
and have recycling bins for the empty packaging which will then be sent to TerraCycle
for recycling. For more information, registration and details about the
tournament please visit
www.kickit3v3.com
Sports fans in Flemington, can get more than just exercise at the upcoming Kick It 3v3 Soccer Tournament on July 27and 28. Entenmann’s Bakery, maker of more than 100 sweet baked goods and a sponsor of the sporting event, has partnered with upcycling and recycling pioneer TerraCycle to launch the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®. The partnership will bring recycling opportunities to participants and attendees of the tournament.
Entenmann’s will be handing out free samples of Little Bites products at the event and there will be TerraCycle collection bins onsite for empty pouches. Participants are also welcome to bring Little Bites packages from home to be collected. TerraCycle will recycle and repurpose collected pouches into innovative consumer items ranging from flowerpots to playgrounds.
The Kick It 3v3 Soccer Tournament is a national tour celebrating 23 years of providing five million kids and families with a fun, safe and healthy sports experience. Those interested in participating in their local league or team can register online at
kickit3v3.com. The event is open to all ages and genders.
For more information on TerraCycle or to register for free for the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade, visit
terracycle.com.
The Kick-It 3v3 Soccer Tournament is coming to Denver July 13 & 14 with Entenmann's Bakery and recycling pioneer TerraCycle. Entenmann's will offer free samples of Little Bites and have recycling bins for the empty packaging which will then be sent to TerraCycle for recycling. For more information, registration and details about the tournament please visit
www.kickit3v3.com.
*Les Brigades TerraCycle® sont des programmes nationaux de collecte d'un type de déchets.
TerraCycle travaille en partenariat avec des marques nationales et internationales pour organiser la collecte et le recyclage de déchets qui n'étaient pas recyclés au préalable.
El tema del reciclaje va en aumento en Monterrey, en donde alrededor de 300 mil personas reciclan algún tipo de desecho, mientras que a nivel nacional son 1.4 millones de mexicanos.
El gran consumo de bebidas en envases de plastico y de botanas favorecen para que sean estos los desechos que mas se reciclan en el pais. "En Mexico ya reciclamos el 1% de todas las bolsas de botana que se venden en el país y el 10% de pet" aseguro Isaac Arjona, director general de TerraCycle en Mexico y Centroamerica.
Las entidades que mas recolectan son Monterrey, Guadalajara y Mexico, seguidas por Sonora y Chihuahua. Actualmente esta empresa, gracias a sus brigadas, evita que 15 millones de desechos terminen en los rellenos sanitarios del país y a nivel mundial recoge 150 tipos de residuos diferentes, mismos que convierte en muebles, accesorios, mochilas, plumas, prendas de vestir, entre otras.
TerraCycle es una empresa que busca eliminar la idea de la basura mediante educación ambiental, recolección e impacto social.
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The HK Project Scholarship Program awards a high school senior from Maplewood or South Orange a $5,000 college scholarship.
The HK Project has named its fifth scholarship recipient: recent Columbia High School graduate Rachel O'Keefe.
O'Keefe, who has lived in South Orange her entire life, is headed to the University of Rhode Island, where the incoming freshman reportedly plans to major in environmental science and management and to minor in film.
At CHS, she was president of the environmental club, served on the Green Team, helped found the school's TerraCycle program, worked on obtaining a grant for a school composter and helped the school get a new water fountain to reduce the number of plastic water bottles being used.
