Participar en las Brigadas de TerraCycle es muy sencillo y totalmente gratuito.

Millones de colillas de cigarros se esparcen por las aceras o, peor aún, por parques y playas. Esos escuetos filtros, de apariencia inocua, son un residuo contaminante porque están formados de acetato de celulosa, derivados del petróleo, no biodegradables, y pueden tardar años en descomponerse. EFE

British American Tobacco pondrá en marcha en España el primer proyecto de reciclado de residuos de cigarrillos de Europa con el fin de que puedan ser reutilizados en la producción de nuevos materiales, según informa Europa Press. Así, la ceniza y los residuos de tabaco se convertirán en fertilizantes y abonos para la agricultura; el papel que rodea al filtro del cigarillo en nuevo papel o cartón reciclado; y el filtro, en elementos plásticos como carcasas de bolígrafos.

Turn trash to treasure with these TerraCycle Eco Speakers, which can be made from your child’s upcycled candy wrapper and transformed into portable speakers for his or her smartphone, MP3 player, and computer.

• Son un residuo contaminante, formado de acetato de celulosa y derivados del petróleo, y pueden tardar años en descomponerse.
• Según un estudio de Greenpeace, el 50% del contenido de alquitrán del cigarro se queda en los filtros, que en el medio ambiente generan sustancias cancerígenas.

Hoy hemos llenado las cuentas wikisjoyfe@gmail.com (2 000 puntos y 1 000 unidades para el banco de alimentos) y joyfecolegio@gmail.com (1556 puntos y 778 productos para el banco de alimentos) en www.gananones.es. Además en otras cuentas hemos dado más puntos hasta alcanzar los 2.000 productos Danone para el Banco de Alimentos.

Como ya sabéis, se trata de la recogida de alimentos no perecederos (pasta, legumbres, galletas etc...). Este año como novedad se van a recoger también juguetes, dentro de la campaña de Aragón Radio con la cual colabora el Grupo San Valero. Las fechas de recogida serán del 3 al 13 de Diciembre. La recogida, tanto de los "kilos" como de los juguetes será en Secretaría.

Have ink cartridges? Old laptops? Batteries? Or any old tech that you're no longer using? Bring it to one of our TerraCycle boxes, located conveniently in the Riepe computer lab or the mailroom. We'll recycle it responsibly for free, and you get the benefit of helping the environment without leaving Riepe.

After learning about his elementary school's project this year with Terracycle, Penn State Freshman, Augustus Perangelo decided to join many of Terracycle Inc.'s brigade. TerraCycle's purpose is to eliminate the idea of waste. They do this by creating national recycling systems for previously non-recyclable or hard-to-recycle waste. Anyone can sign up for these programs, called the Brigades, and start sending them waste. TerraCycle then converts the collected waste into a wide variety of products and materials. With more than 20 million people collecting waste in over 20 countries TerraCycle has diverted billions of units of waste and used them to create over 1,500 different products available at major retailers ranging from Walmart to Whole Foods Market.

TerraCycle specializes in partnering with individuals and corporations to collect waste, upcycle the things it can into objets d’delight, and recycle the rest, creating raw material for other products. As it happens, the TerraCycle headquarters in Trenton, N.J., features an enormous chandelier made from movie film, and the design team there has built several prototypes of film-based products, including belts and bags. They even have DIY instructions for gift bows made from film and other materials. But a VP there, Albe Zakes, says the group ran into a problem when it thought about marketing these items on a mass scale: a little thing called intellectual property rights. Seems you’d need to secure permission from every recognizable actor and brand in a film before putting such products on the market. Which would be, as Zakes put it, “a logistical nightmare.” But good news, CB! Zakes was very excited by your letter, and hopes to explore the idea of TerraCycle starting a film-recycling program. This outfit has plenty of experience figuring out how to recycle oddities, including cigarette butts, chewing gum, and dirty diapers, so they’re up for a challenge. They also have relationships with some of the leading production companies. I know Hollywood has taken some steps toward greening itself lately, and I encourage you to find out if there’s any way to make this part of the saga end happily.