Eine junge US-Firma macht Millionenumsätze mit dem Recyceln von Müll. Sie näht zum Beispiel Taschen aus leeren Saftpackungen und Zahnpastatuben.

Household cleaner products firm Method Home has expanded its recycling program in collaboration with TerraCycle to cover all brands of pumps, triggers, refill pouches, and packaging for other cleaner products. Schools, offices, families or individuals can collect traditionally non-recyclable cleaner packaging and send it to TerraCycle to earn money for charity gifts, reported greenerpackage.com. Method co-founder Adam Lowry said Packaging said sustainability is a core priority built into the design of every Method product. According to the firm, by expanding partnership with Terracycle to accept packaging from all cleaning product companies, they can work to reduce landfill waste and carbon emissions

D’après le rapport sur les tendances  COTY de 2011, les Canadiens ont dépensé environ 471 687 808 $ en soins du visage et les soins des ongles sont le secteur qui connaît la plus forte progression de ventes durant l’année  2010. Ces chiffres sont en augmentation par rapport à l’année précédente et il y a de fortes chances pour que les ventes de ces types de produits continuent de progresser dans les années à venir – et ceci n’inclut pas les produits cosmétiques, de soins des mains et du corps ainsi que tous les autres produits de soins personnels et de beauté. Mais où est-ce que tous ces produits terminent une fois vides

Terracycle Terracycle wurde 2001 von Tom Szaky an seinem ersten Jahr an der Princeton Universität gegründet, dort hat er mit der Produktion von organischen Düngemitteln angefangen. Er benutzte für den Verkauf alte Plastikflaschen und somit entstand Terracycle – aus Altem etwas Neues schaffen.

In the world of beauty, there’s a whole lot to be avoided. Synthetic chemical mixtures and animal testing are only the beginning of the wide world of toxic products that are not only harmful to your own health, but the environment’s as well. Fortunately, the boom in the organic movement has meant that beauty products have followed suit. With the variety of products out there however, it’s hard to know which ones to choose. But what if you got to sample the latest and greatest in organic beauty products every month? Goodebox allows you to do just that. A service that’s designed with the motto “healthy beauty delivered monthly,” for $16 a month, Goodebox members receive a selection of six or more, trial size, healthy, innovative and effective beauty and personal care products.

Terracycle es un proyecto internacional que aterrizó en España en abril del pasado año 2011. Desde sus comienzos, Ecocampus participó en el mismo, haciéndose responsable de gestionar la recogida de material de escritura usado de toda la comunidad universitaria, y enviarlo a través de la Agencia ENVIALIA a la sede de Terracycle.

Aus Säftpäcken werden Taschen, aus Chips-Tüten Drachen In den USA ist ein Trend entstanden, der nicht nur das ökologische Gewissen stärkt. TerraCycle schafft das, was Recycling nicht gelingt: Die Verpackungen werden final und dazu originell verwertet. Aus zerquetschten Trinkpackungen entstehen Taschen, Chips-Tüten werden zu bunten Drachen.

En abril de 2011, BIC, el fabricante mundial de bolígrafos, y la compañía de reciclaje TerraCycle, se asociaron para poner en marcha un programa de recogida de bolígrafos en los lugares donde éstos más se utilizan: colegios, universidades y empresas.

BIC y TerraCycle invitan a los consumidores a unirse a sus esfuerzos para reciclar más instrumentos de escritura y ayudar a asociaciones como “Save the Children” y Fundación + árboles.

Aus Saftpäckchen werden Taschen, aus Chipstüten Drachen In den USA ist ein Trend entstanden, der nicht nur das ökologische Gewissen stärkt. TerraCycle schafft das, was Recycling nicht gelingt: Die Verpackungen werden final und dazu originell verwertet. Aus zerquetschten Trinkpackungen entstehen Taschen, Chips-Tüten werden zu bunten Drachen.

Ever want to know what to do with an old mattress? How about used cooking oil? The Green Team at Albany United Methodist Church has a new pamphlet telling recyclers that and much more. The group, which started in 2010, released “Places to take Unusual Recyclables — the Albany-Corvallis Directory” in April. It also revised its first publication, “Albany Area ReUse Directory,” which was released in the spring of 2011. After the first pamphlet’s release, the group received inquiries about where to take unusual recyclables not listed in the guide. Members did the research and answered the questions as they came up, and after a while decided to put together the new pamphlet. “United Methodists feel they have social responsibilities in many areas including natural resources,” said Ann Bateman, one of the group members and a Master Recycler. “So this team’s commitment is very much in keeping with who the United Methodist Church is.” Soon the Green Team will add Philomath to its unusual recyclables directory and hopes to eventually have it be a directory for both Linn and Benton counties. The group has also made changes at the church building. There is now a bin to recycle bulletins and the preschool recycles paper as much as possible. “Paper can be used on both sides,” said Karla Long, another member of the Green Team. “We have also had classes to teach children and adults how to recycle.” The group has asked the church’s board of trustees to make a policy not allowing any styrofoam food containers in the building. “There is no place to recycle that stuff in the state of Oregon,” said member Melinda Sorte. All groups meeting at the church are asked to use mugs or paper products for food. “Everyone has been very agreeable to this,” Sorte said. “The bridge group that meets here even has their own place in our kitchen for their cups.” Reverend Rinya Frisbie has been at the church for about a year and wasn’t surprised to learn about the Green Team. At the last church she was at in Idaho, a man collected recyclables in the back of his truck every week to take to the recycling center. “It’s not unusual to have churches do environmentally friendly things,” she said. “It’s exciting to see people live out their faith in this kind of way.” Earlier this month, the group joined with TerraCycle to become an official collection site for shoes and flip-flops. The old shoes will be recycled and turned into new products. They will hold collection days for a back-to-school event from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 22 and Aug. 29, in the church parking lot, 1115 28th Ave. S.W. “It will be drive-through and very easy,” Sorte said. “Let’s keep all those old shoes and flip-flops out of the landfill and have them turned into new products.” The new and updated pamphlets are available in print at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and the Albany Public Library. They are available online at www.albanymethodist.org, www.corvallisfumc.org and at the Allied Waste website at www.sanitation.com.