Tom Szaky is the founder of TerraCycle, one of the fastest-growing green companies on the planet. What’s especially amazing about it is its mission: to recycle non-recyclable garbage, from gum to diapers. Find out about how you can help make the impossible possible.
Q:
How did you start TerraCycle ?
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I was a freshman at Princeton, and friends of mine were feeding their plants worm poop. These plants grew like mad. I suddenly became fascinated by the idea of waste, so I started a small organic fertilizer business—worm poop—packaged in used soda bottles. TerraCycle was born. Then I began wondering how to transform waste into other products. It’s funny how we started as a poop company, and now our goal is to eliminate the whole idea of waste.
Por fin ha salido adelante nuestra idea de reciclar nuevas cosas en el cole. Desde ahora todos podemos reciclar el material de escritura de plástico que ya no nos sirve, desde bolígrafos hasta correctores de plástico o rotuladores. Solo tenéis que depositarlo en las pequeñas cajas de cartón que están en las clases y serán recogidas para ser posteriormente recicladas. Un pequeño gesto que hace que algo que era basura deje de serlo y vuelva a tener una vida útil. Si queréis saber de cómo funciona el proceso, acercaos a www.terracycle.es
A Ste Eli, les enfants vont découvrir cette caisse…..…caisse dans laquelle, ils pourront déposer des vieux stylos, feutres, plumes…. qui ne marchent plus….
Groton Grange #7 will hold its 7th Annual TLC (Townwide Litter Clean-up) in honor of Earth Day on Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stop by at the Grange "Base Camp," which will be located under a tent at the Groton Electric Light Department on Station Ave. in Groton Center.
There, you will be met by our cheerful volunteers who will hand out trash bags and gloves and help you choose a road on which to pick up trash. The trash can include standard litter but also roadside debris such as engine parts and tires, etc.
Return to base with your trash and load it into the Dumpsters provided by Groton's Department of Public Works and Roy MacGregor. Refreshments will be provided at the Base Camp!
L'équipe de l'Amicale Laïque et les écoles du RPI du Terregatte Beuvron ont rejoint le réseau national « Brigades des Stylos et Instruments d'Écriture », piloté par l'entreprise Terracycle, en partenariat avec une grande marque de stylos
Avec le système TerraCycle, les écoliers donnent une seconde vie aux instruments.
SUSTENTABLE
¿Los sobres de bebidas en polvo pueden convertirse en materia prima? Es posible para Tang y Terracycle que firmaron una alianza para recolectar mas de 500.000 sobrecitos que serán utilizados para fabricar nuevos productos amigables con el medio ambiente.
En lugar de terminar en rellenos sanitarios, se convierten en mochilas, cartucheras, billeteras, y hasta en tachos de basura. Ademas Terracycle donara $10 centavos por cada unidad de desecho recolectada a una escuela u organización sin fines de lucro.
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