Dans son bureau au mobilier recyclé, Tom Szaky (Photo AFP) est un jeune PDG heureux, après avoir lancé le premier programme au monde de recyclage de mégots de cigarettes, un succès qu'il s'apprête à exporter dans plusieurs pays européens.

I love Tom’s of Maine. To me, the name is synonymous with great products and environmental stewardship — a winning combination. To that end, Tom’s of Maine does not conduct animal testing or include any animal-based ingredients in its products. The company divulges every ingredient, its purpose and where it comes from at tomsofmaine.com.   Tom’s of Maine makes it a priority to use sustainable practices in every part of its business. The company does not use artificial colors, artificial flavors, fragrances or preservatives in its products. Especially of note: Tom’s of Maine endeavors to use recycled content in its packaging and make it recyclable when it has reached the end of its useful life.   To maximize its products’ recyclability, Tom’s of Maine has teamed up with TerraCycle to provide a second life for empty and used toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, floss containers, mouthwash bottles, soap packaging and antiperspirant and deodorant containers.   “TerraCycle’s purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste,” a statement on TerraCycle’s website reads. “We do this by creating national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste.” Your organization can sign up and join the Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade, and while you’re at it, sign up for any of the other 40+ Brigade programs available through TerraCycle at terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/. You can join as many Brigade programs as you like.

Gegan Elementary:

Families are asked to save any kind of juice pouch (not juice boxes) and bring them to the collection center in the front lobby. The pouches do not have to be washed, just empty and in a plastic bag. The Parent-Teacher Organization will ship them to the Drink Pouch Brigade and TerraCycle. The minimum number of pouches needed is 1,001.

Did you know that 99 percent of the total material flow in the United States becomes garbage within six months? Garbage goes to landfills where it releases carbon emissions that have a negative impact on the environment. Technically, some “non-recyclable” materials can be recycled, but they must be collected, sorted and brought to special recycling facilities which process them differently from traditional recycleable materials such as glass, metal, paper and plastic.   Belle Aire School students recently participated in a “Trash for Cash” program. Belle Aire works with a company called Terracycle to collect these hard-to-recycle items such as used juice pouch containers, used beauty product packaging and diaper packaging.   The school receives about 2 cents per item shipped to Terracycle. The company then uses these things to make new products. The items are kept out of landfills and the Belle Aire PTA earns a little bit of cash to support its programs.

Dive for Recycling You may only end up with a couple of trash bags after the big game. But multiply that by millions of others who also have friends and family over for the day's festivities. Take the initiative to have three separate trash cans that are clearly and boldly labeled: Paper, Plastic and Glass. This way, your guests can easily support your do-good attitude and feel like they have made a difference as well. If everyone who reads this post takes part, we can collectively "outsmart waste" and you can even get paid through TerraCycle's innovative recycling platform.

Beyond the blue box

ColorBrightonGreen.org will present "Recycling Beyond the Blue Box: TerraCycle and the Monroe County Ecopark," at 6:30 p.m. onWednesday, January 23. Cheryl Bertou will explain how her son partnered with TerraCycle to reduce waste by recycling previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste and raised funds to build a school in South Sudan. The event is at Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Avenue.

Tom Szaky a lancé au Canada un programme de recyclage de mégots de cigarettes qui connaît un incroyable succès. Son entreprise TerraCycle s’apprête maintenant à exporter le modèle dans plusieurs pays européens.

Ce jeune entrepreneur est un jeune PDG heureux. Il a lancé le premier programme au monde de recyclage de mégots de cigarettes, un succès qu'il s'apprête à exporter dans plusieurs pays européens. Il aimerait, maintenant, s'attaquer aux chewing-gums et aux couches usagées.

Set up your recycling station and let the kids manage it. TerraCycle has several Brigade programs that accept all brands and items in a category. For instance, send in personal care/beauty packaging and household cleaner packaging regardless of brand. You earn money for each item, which can be donated to a favorite charity.

Ce jeune entrepreneur est un jeune PDG heureux. Il a lancé le premier programme au monde de recyclage de mégots de cigarettes, un succès qu'il s'apprête à exporter dans plusieurs pays européens. Il aimerait, maintenant, s'attaquer aux chewing-gums et aux couches usagées. Lancé au Canada en mai, étendu depuis aux Etats-Unis et en Espagne, le programme de son entreprise TerraCycle assure la collecte des mégots et des cendres via des bénévoles, et leur transformation en plastique, ensuite utilisé pour de nouveaux produits, dont des... cendriers. Les mégots sont stérilisés, puis disséqués : papier et tabac finiront en compost. L'acetate de cellulose utilisée dans le filtre est fondu et réutilisé pour faire toutes sortes de nouveaux produits qui seront à leur tour commercialisés.