¿Qué pueden hacer las organizaciones para ser socialmente responsables con el medio ambiente? Los programas de TerraCycle ofrecen una opción para convertir sus desechos en materia prima de nuevos productos upcycled y reciclados. Una iniciativa que nació en Princeton, Nueva Jersey, y hoy se instala enLatinoamérica.

When TerraCycle first launched its products in major stores across the nation, the upcycled backpacks, lunchboxes and pencil cases were welcomed by parents and students alike as the perfect "Go green!" options for school year necessities. The fact that these products are all made out of recycled materials that have been donated to the company through TerraCycle's "recycling brigade" programs (common at many schools across the nation) only further adds to their appeal. In fact, with the expansion of the brigade program to include old computer accessory parts (such as computer mice), the brigades could easily see more popularity this year than ever before. However, perhaps even a more exciting addition to the TerraCycle line of recycling-related materials is their launch of the first ever upcycling-focused Facebook game. Trash Tycoon was launched by TerraCycle as part of a new way to raise both money and awareness for environmental nonprofit CarbonFund.org. In the game, participants work to build up the green factor of towns that they are in charge of. Their actions can include collecting the waste that is strewn throughout the entire town, as well as completing various recycling-related missions throughout the entire game. While playing the game, participants earn in-game money. CarbonFund.org then benefits from these in-game profits, as 10 percent of all in-game earnings are donated through TerraCycle to CarbonFund in real-life cash.

Help save the earth a little at a time. Here's a really easy and fun way to do just that. Old Navy stores are taking your old flip-flops and giving them to TerraCycle, who in turn recycles them into Playground sets. Here's a video about what TerraCycle does and how they re-use everyday garbage. I was just thinking about purging my old worn out ones from the summer but haven't gotten around to ditching them yet. Good thing I didn't. Now I can put them to better use!

feutres, porte-mines ,correcteurs ,marqueurs, surligneurs peuvent être récupérés (sauf les crayons mine en bois). Ces instruments sont repris par Terracycle:

Not only are Wisps incredibly convenient to carry around, they're also pleasant to use. The brush is gentle, but helps to make your teeth feel cleaner. The pick won't hurt when you use it, but it will get bits of food dislodged from between your teeth. And the breath-freshening beads have a pleasant taste. Spearmint is a less intense mint than Peppermint is, but both taste good, while Icy Bubble is a minty bubble gum flavor (not sugary like a kid's bubble gum-flavored product, though). Each flavor leaves a lasting freshness in your mouth for about the next 30-60 minutes. Colgate Wisps are not only good for you, but they're also eco-friendly--they've partnered with TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.com> to recycle used Wisps and turn them into cool products like garden stones.

We go through A LOT of juice pouch drinks during the summer and during sports seasons. I have a box sitting on the counter that the empty juice pouches go into; when we have filled the box, we will send them off to Terra Cycle, a company dedicated to finding ways to reuse waste materials so that it does not end up in a landfill. Terra Cycle will pay people for their trash! Visit their website www.terracycle.net for more information on what types of waste they are paying consumers to collect and send to them.

VOTES NEEDED — The Olmsted Falls Middle School is a finalist in a nationwide contest in designing a TerraCycle waste collection station. Teacher Mike Schafer’s  Green Team designed one resembling the Cleveland Rock ‘n Roll Museum and Hall of Fame building. The online voting will determine the winner. But the deadline is Oct. 24. The winner will be announced Oct. 27. Go to http://www.terracycle.net/the-box-that-rocks-design-contest and select Olmsted Falls.

Det er Kraft Foods og Bosch der står bag den nye kaffemaskine Tassimo, som især adskiller sig ved at kapslerne kan indsendes til genbrug. Det betyder, at man efter brug kan indsende de brugte kapsler og folie til det innovative genbrugssystem TerraCycle, hvorefter kapsler og folie vil blive genanvendt i andre produkter.

Det er Kraft Foods og Bosch der står bag den nye kaffemaskine Tassimo, som især adskiller sig ved at kapslerne kan indsendes til genbrug. Det betyder, at man efter brug kan indsende de brugte kapsler og folie til det innovative genbrugssystem TerraCycle, hvorefter kapsler og folie vil blive genanvendt i andre produkter.