The butts Roylos collects will be recycled through TerraCycle, a Trenton, N.J., company that offers free waste collection programs for hard-to-recycle items. TerraCycle converts the butts into plastic pellets. Other companies reclaim the chemicals that settle in the filters, Roylos said.
HACKENSACK — Diaper packaging, shoes and writing utensils don't go into the garbage at Hackensack University Medical Center—not anymore. Now, they and other difficult-to-recycle items will be recycled. That's because Hackensack University Medical Center has partnered with TerraCycle, a Trenton company that takes such items and turns them into picture frames, pots, backpacks and other products. HUMC is the first hospital to work with Terracycle.
Kimberly-Clark Professional, a division of personal care company that manufacturers contamination control products for laboratories and cleanrooms, has partnered with recycling company TerraCycle to launch RightCycle, a recycling program for hard-to-recycle cleanroom waste such as gloves, hoods, boot covers and other protective clothing.
Tous les objets ou presque peuvent être recyclés, affirme la société américaine TerraCycle, qui entend récupérer en Suisse des brosses à dents usagées et des mégots de cigarettes. Mais le boom du recyclage peut parfois mener à des aberrations écologiques, mettent en garde bon nombre d’experts.
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Alle Produkte lassen sich wiederverwerten, auch solche, die nicht rezyklierbar erscheinen. Diese Philosophie vertritt das US-Unternehmen TerraCycle, das in der Schweiz gar alte Zahnbürsten und Zigarettenstummel sammeln will. Der Recycling-Kreislauf hat aber Grenzen.
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Há quatro anos, o consumidor brasileiro tem uma maneira de garantir que seus resíduos sejam reciclados, com a ajuda da startup americana
TerraCycle, que abriu uma subsidiária no nosso país em 2009. Desde que chegou, a empresa afirma ter quadruplicado sua quantidade de clientes, desenvolvido serviços especializados com empresas locais e fechado um aporte com a
Warehouse Investimentos.
