Sustainability is everywhere in 2020, and we are here for it. Several brands are stepping up and taking responsibility for their carbon footprint. Now, that list also includes DYPER, an eco-friendly subscription-based diaper service that recently launched REDYPER, the first ever national diaper composting service.   The service launches in partnership with TerraCycle, a waste management company. If DYPER customers choose to opt in, they’ll be given a specially engineered waste-grade box (that meet United Nations Haz Mat shipping standards), label and materials, in which they can ship their soiled diapers back to TerraCycle for composting.     According to the news release, diapers are a $48 billion industry, and, annually, over 20 billion diapers fill American landfills. "We're committed to making diapering effortless for parents, gentle for babies and kind to the planet," Sergio Radovcic, DYPER’s CEO stated in the release. "It wasn't easy to develop the most fully compostable diaper ever created. But, we are thrilled that our partnership with TerraCycle will make it easy for families to keep their used diapers out of landfills."   The waste composted through the service will likely be used for vegetation, highway medians and other specialized applications. For a limited time, customers can opt in to the service for free, after which it will be $39 a month. Learn more about REDYPER here.

After more than 18 months of research and design, San Diego-based Bear Naked granola brand by Kellogg's, a food manufacturing company headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, is now the first fully recyclable stand-up pouch on the market nationwide.   The recyclable pouch made with a food-grade packaging barrier means that consumers can recycle their granola bar bags at about 18,000 retail stores across the nation that collect plastic bags and other types of plastics for recycling.   For the past 10 years, Kellogg has partnered with Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle to recycle its multilayer packaging through the company’s mail-in program. The brand recycled more than a half-million pouches through the program. For Kellogg to recycle its packaging through the store drop-off program, and reach more consumers, the brand had to design a recyclable film. Working with Dow, Midland, Michigan, Berry Global, Evansville, Indiana, and several other packaging suppliers, Kellogg developed a new a monolayer polyethylene (PE) pouch, says Shannon Moore, Kellogg’s lead packaging engineer.   “When the brand had decided they wanted to go a bit further with their sustainability story, we spent some time working with our existing packaging suppliers and film converters,” Moore says. “The common denominator for all those converters was they were getting their postconsumer resin (PCR) from Dow.   “We met at their facility and we started working with some of their partners who also supplied Kellogg. We all worked together to figure out how to create a package that looked exactly like what was on the shelf and had the same look and brand feel.”   Kellogg makes the PE pouch using Dow’s Retain polymer modifier technology, which allows converters to combine other PE resins to fabricate recycled films without sacrificing physical or optical properties. The PE films made with Retain are approved for the How2Recycle logo by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), according to Dow.   “I’m really excited about this technology and I’m sure other consumer goods companies are going to start similar projects,” Moore says. “The technology allows for a higher barrier material to go through the store drop-off process and to be used by Trex and other end markets. That’s really important.”   Making sure the material, including the recyclable zipper developed by Fresh-Lock, was compatible with Kellogg’s existing bagging equipment was a big challenge in the development process, Moore says.   “PE has a much lower melt temperature than a traditional multilayer pouch, so working around the film properties for that was a challenge,” she says. “The bag itself has a window, so maintaining clarity of the window that we had previously was a challenge. Then on top of that, we have a matte finish, so we had to do several trials to get that printing process correct.”   Regarding Fresh-Lock’s recyclable zipper, Moore says, “We brought them in to make sure that the zipper didn’t melt through the film while we were sealing it on the bagger. The material they were using had to be fully recyclable, so we had to make sure they were getting the correct certifications to make it fully recyclable with the bag so we didn’t have any challenges when we went to the store drop-off program.”   Kellogg began working on the Bear Naked recyclable pouch when the brand joined United Kingdom-based Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative.   “Having the EMF commitment and being a signatory allowed us to come together and start working on sustainability more broadly,” Moore says. “This project is nice because it allows us to start looking at how we can incorporate this technology into other Kellogg brands that use similar packaging formats and what would it take for us to do this in a different brand.”   Currently, there isn’t any recycled material used in the Bear Naked packaging. Moore says there’s more work that needs to be done in developing food-grade PCR. The pouches also aren’t recycled into new pouches, yet, but closing the loop is something Kellogg is trying to figure out, Moore says.   “We’re looking at how can we incorporate food-grade postconsumer resin, so we can have recyclable content in our material,” she says.   Many flexible plastic packages, including plastic bags, can’t be recycled through curbside recycling programs. Last year, Kellogg joined the Film and Flexibles Task Force led by The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, Virginia. The task force is working to define, pilot and scale recycling solutions for the more than $31 billion dollar packaging industry, including plastic film, bags and pouches, according to the nonprofit.   “We became a partner at the end of last year,” Moore says. “It’s really helped us get more involved in what does the infrastructure look like and what are the challenges that are going on with infrastructure. It’s allowed us to get our hands dirty and work alongside other consumer goods companies that have similar aspirations as Kellogg.”   While more recycling solutions are in the works, flexible plastics made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) can be recycled through the store drop-off locations.   In addition to the How2Recycle store drop-off logo that Kellogg has placed on the back of its Bear Naked bags, the brand designed a separate Recycle Ready logo to educate consumers. Kellogg also revamped its Bear Naked website, which has a link to the store drop-off program and locations.   The brand also kicked off a social media campaign on Instagram, where followers are most interactive. Moore took the campaign a step further by posting a video on her personal LinkedIn page of her collecting different types of plastics and showing people how the store drop-offs work, she says.   “We were having people taking pictures of themselves dropping off the bag and showing people they’re at Target and you can drop this off here now,” Moore says. “It’s really simple. We get a lot of comments from people saying, ‘Hey, I didn’t know this. When did you guys start doing this? This is great.’”

After more than 18 months of research and design, San Diego-based Bear Naked granola brand by Kellogg's, a food manufacturing company headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, is now the first fully recyclable stand-up pouch on the market nationwide.   The recyclable pouch made with a food-grade packaging barrier means that consumers can recycle their granola bar bags at about 18,000 retail stores across the nation that collect plastic bags and other types of plastics for recycling.   For the past 10 years, Kellogg has partnered with Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle to recycle its multilayer packaging through the company’s mail-in program. The brand recycled more than a half-million pouches through the program. For Kellogg to recycle its packaging through the store drop-off program, and reach more consumers, the brand had to design a recyclable film. Working with Dow, Midland, Michigan, Berry Global, Evansville, Indiana, and several other packaging suppliers, Kellogg developed a new a monolayer polyethylene (PE) pouch, says Shannon Moore, Kellogg’s lead packaging engineer.   “When the brand had decided they wanted to go a bit further with their sustainability story, we spent some time working with our existing packaging suppliers and film converters,” Moore says. “The common denominator for all those converters was they were getting their postconsumer resin (PCR) from Dow.   “We met at their facility and we started working with some of their partners who also supplied Kellogg. We all worked together to figure out how to create a package that looked exactly like what was on the shelf and had the same look and brand feel.”   Kellogg makes the PE pouch using Dow’s Retain polymer modifier technology, which allows converters to combine other PE resins to fabricate recycled films without sacrificing physical or optical properties. The PE films made with Retain are approved for the How2Recycle logo by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), according to Dow.   “I’m really excited about this technology and I’m sure other consumer goods companies are going to start similar projects,” Moore says. “The technology allows for a higher barrier material to go through the store drop-off process and to be used by Trex and other end markets. That’s really important.”   Making sure the material, including the recyclable zipper developed by Fresh-Lock, was compatible with Kellogg’s existing bagging equipment was a big challenge in the development process, Moore says.   “PE has a much lower melt temperature than a traditional multilayer pouch, so working around the film properties for that was a challenge,” she says. “The bag itself has a window, so maintaining clarity of the window that we had previously was a challenge. Then on top of that, we have a matte finish, so we had to do several trials to get that printing process correct.”   Regarding Fresh-Lock’s recyclable zipper, Moore says, “We brought them in to make sure that the zipper didn’t melt through the film while we were sealing it on the bagger. The material they were using had to be fully recyclable, so we had to make sure they were getting the correct certifications to make it fully recyclable with the bag so we didn’t have any challenges when we went to the store drop-off program.”   Kellogg began working on the Bear Naked recyclable pouch when the brand joined United Kingdom-based Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative.   “Having the EMF commitment and being a signatory allowed us to come together and start working on sustainability more broadly,” Moore says. “This project is nice because it allows us to start looking at how we can incorporate this technology into other Kellogg brands that use similar packaging formats and what would it take for us to do this in a different brand.”   Currently, there isn’t any recycled material used in the Bear Naked packaging. Moore says there’s more work that needs to be done in developing food-grade PCR. The pouches also aren’t recycled into new pouches, yet, but closing the loop is something Kellogg is trying to figure out, Moore says.   “We’re looking at how can we incorporate food-grade postconsumer resin, so we can have recyclable content in our material,” she says.   Many flexible plastic packages, including plastic bags, can’t be recycled through curbside recycling programs. Last year, Kellogg joined the Film and Flexibles Task Force led by The Recycling Partnership, Falls Church, Virginia. The task force is working to define, pilot and scale recycling solutions for the more than $31 billion dollar packaging industry, including plastic film, bags and pouches, according to the nonprofit.   “We became a partner at the end of last year,” Moore says. “It’s really helped us get more involved in what does the infrastructure look like and what are the challenges that are going on with infrastructure. It’s allowed us to get our hands dirty and work alongside other consumer goods companies that have similar aspirations as Kellogg.”   While more recycling solutions are in the works, flexible plastics made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) can be recycled through the store drop-off locations.   In addition to the How2Recycle store drop-off logo that Kellogg has placed on the back of its Bear Naked bags, the brand designed a separate Recycle Ready logo to educate consumers. Kellogg also revamped its Bear Naked website, which has a link to the store drop-off program and locations.   The brand also kicked off a social media campaign on Instagram, where followers are most interactive. Moore took the campaign a step further by posting a video on her personal LinkedIn page of her collecting different types of plastics and showing people how the store drop-offs work, she says.   “We were having people taking pictures of themselves dropping off the bag and showing people they’re at Target and you can drop this off here now,” Moore says. “It’s really simple. We get a lot of comments from people saying, ‘Hey, I didn’t know this. When did you guys start doing this? This is great.’”

Dyper, the eco-friendly diaper service is fulfilling its promise to create the best diaper for babies, parents, the planet and wallets by introducing the first compostable diaper offered in the over $48 billion industry. The company has announced its partnership with TerraCycle to implement the Redyper composting program in the U.S., making it turnkey for existing and new subscribers to return their soiled-diapers for composting.   Though composting Dyper diapers at home has always been possible, the TerraCycle partnership allows families to skip the DIY and help ensure that their used diapers don’t add to the more than 20 billion diapers filling landfills in the U.S. yearly. Dyper provides an environmentally-sound, cost-effective and convenient way to receive diapers through a monthly subscription. All products are made from responsibly sourced materials that are free of harmful chemicals, prints and scents.   “We’re committed to making diapering effortless for parents, gentle for babies and kind to the planet,” says Sergio Radovcic, CEO of Dyper. “It wasn’t easy to develop the most fully compostable diaper ever created. But, we are thrilled that our partnership with TerraCycle will make it easy for families to keep their used diapers out of landfills.”   Dyper subscribers that opt-in to the Redyper program are provided with bags and a specially designed box engineered to the strictest United Nations Haz Mat shipping standards. When the box is full, subscribers can download a prepaid shipping label from the Dyper Composting Program page found on the TerraCycle website for easy return of their soiled diapers for composting. The waste composted through this program will be used in specialized applications, such as for vegetation in highway medians.   “As the first of its kind initiative, the Redyper Program offers consumers a unique opportunity to responsibly dispose of their soiled diapers, as well as minimize their environmental impact by composting them through TerraCycle,” says Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “We are pleased to partner with Dyper to drive awareness of this ground-breaking program.”   The TerraCycle supported Dyper Composting Program is part of Dyper’s ongoing initiative to make eco-friendliness in the baby segment more effective and convenient. Along with being compostable under the right conditions, Dyper’s product is made from responsibly-sourced bamboo and free of chlorine, latex, alcohol, perfumes, lotions, PVC, TBT and Phthalates. Through the brand’s smartphone app, Dyper subscribers can also schedule routine deliveries, request expedited shipments in as little as two hours, or ship-back unused diapers.  The entire diaper journey is counterbalanced through carbon offsets purchased by Dyper on behalf of subscribers. Learn more about the program by visiting dyper.com/redyper.  For a limited time, REDYPER opt-in will be free with a monthly subscription of Dyper.  Following the limited time offer, Redyper will require a monthly maintenance fee of $39.

Halloween is far behind us, but the collection of packages of sunk candy continues at LaRocque School. Teacher Dominique Hébert has established a partnership with the company Avrac A'davrac in order to pick up these papers which cannot be recovered. The initiative had a lot of talk in October: the co-founder of Effect PH, Hélène Boissonneault, had collected in some forty drop-off points all these types of packaging (chocolate bars, chips, etc.) by handing them over to TerraCycle , a company which gives a second life to this type of waste.  Each class has its basket and a student is responsible for emptying it. "The children made video capsules to find out what to put in the box," says the teacher, who took care of the project at Halloween.  The teacher, who had difficulty finding a budget for the project, approached various organizations before Avrac A'davrac agreed to sponsor the school box. “What we said to each other is that we are training citizens, we want them to be eco-responsible. We want to make them aware of the environment, to pay attention to the planet, because we don't have planet B! " The children wrote humorous scenarios for the broadcasting of the capsules. Dominique Robert advocates for a better integration of environmental protection in schools. “The ecological aspect is up to our motivations. I think schools have to rethink that, ”she illustrates, giving the example of a budget for ecological initiatives. This place of the environment is all the more important as the ecological footprint of schools is large, she underlines by adding that certain initiatives should extend to all schools. "Is it up to us to do it?" Yes, as citizens, but how can we make institutions responsible so that it becomes collective and community action? "  The presence of collection boxes on Halloween had the effect of raising awareness among the children, who had not yet wondered about the fate of their candy, chocolate or other packaging. "I never looked if we could put them in recycling," says Iona Gendron.  Owner of Avrac A'davrac, François Vincent notes that the initiative launched during Halloween week has indeed made people aware of what is happening with their packaging. “It gives a visual when you see tons and tons of garbage bags. It’s tangible. It's a huge amount of plastic, it makes you aware of that ... "However, we must pay attention to the opposite effect, notes Mr. Vincent, recalling that it is not because we can now recycle these packaging that we must encourage their consumption, the objective being to reduce at the source. Mr. Vincent believes that it is through laws and regulations that things can change. The grocery store now offers its customers the possibility of paying $ 20 per year to dispose of their non-recyclable packaging in order to send it to Terracycle.  Dominique Hébert specifies that other projects are underway. It wishes to install three-way bins, to recover paper and cardboard, plastic and non-recoverable packaging intended for TerraCycle. "We are going to apply for financial assistance from the School Board Foundation," she said, stressing the importance of getting children used to sorting materials.  

02.19.20 Dyper, the eco-friendly diaper service is fulfilling its promise to create the best diaper for babies, parents, the planet and wallets by introducing the first compostable diaper offered in the over $48 billion industry. Today the company announces its partnership with TerraCycle to implement the Redyper composting program in the U.S., making it turnkey for existing and new subscribers to return their soiled-diapers for composting. Though composting Dyper diapers at home has always been possible, the TerraCycle partnership allows everyday families to skip the DIY and help ensure that their used diapers don't add to the more than 20 billion diapers filling landfills in the U.S. yearly. Dyper provides an environmentally-sound, cost-effective and convenient way to receive diapers through a monthly subscription. All products are made from responsibly sourced materials that are free of harmful chemicals, prints, and scents.   "We're committed to making diapering effortless for parents, gentle for babies and kind to the planet," says Dyper CEO Sergio Radovcic, "It wasn't easy to develop the most fully compostable diaper ever created. But, we are thrilled that our partnership with TerraCycle will make it easy for families to keep their used diapers out of landfills." Dyper subscribers that opt-in to the Redyper program are provided with bags and a specially designed box engineered to the strictest United Nations Haz Mat shipping standards. When the box is full, subscribers can download a prepaid shipping label from the Dyper Composting Program page found on the TerraCycle website for easy return of their soiled diapers for composting. The waste composted through this program will be used in specialized applications, such as for vegetation in highway medians. "As the first of its kind initiative, the Redyper Program offers consumers a unique opportunity to responsibly dispose of their soiled diapers, as well as minimize their environmental impact by composting them through TerraCycle," says Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. "We are pleased to partner with Dyper to drive awareness of this ground-breaking program. "The TerraCycle supported Dyper Composting Program is part of Dyper's ongoing initiative to make eco-friendliness in the baby segment more effective and convenient. Along with being compostable under the right conditions, Dyper's product is made from responsibly-sourced bamboo and free of chlorine, latex, alcohol, perfumes, lotions, PVC, TBT, or Phthalates. Through the brand's smartphone app, DYPER subscribers can also schedule routine deliveries, request expedited shipments in as little as two hours, or ship-back unused diapers.  The entire diaper journey is counterbalanced through carbon offsets purchased by Dyper on behalf of subscribers. Interested consumers can learn more about the program by visiting dyper.com/redyper.  For a limited time, Redyper opt in will be free with a monthly subscription of Dyper.  Following the limited time offer, Redyper will require a monthly maintenance fee of $39.

02.19.20 Dyper, the eco-friendly diaper service is fulfilling its promise to create the best diaper for babies, parents, the planet and wallets by introducing the first compostable diaper offered in the over $48 billion industry. Today the company announces its partnership with TerraCycle to implement the Redyper composting program in the U.S., making it turnkey for existing and new subscribers to return their soiled-diapers for composting. Though composting Dyper diapers at home has always been possible, the TerraCycle partnership allows everyday families to skip the DIY and help ensure that their used diapers don't add to the more than 20 billion diapers filling landfills in the U.S. yearly. Dyper provides an environmentally-sound, cost-effective and convenient way to receive diapers through a monthly subscription. All products are made from responsibly sourced materials that are free of harmful chemicals, prints, and scents.   "We're committed to making diapering effortless for parents, gentle for babies and kind to the planet," says Dyper CEO Sergio Radovcic, "It wasn't easy to develop the most fully compostable diaper ever created. But, we are thrilled that our partnership with TerraCycle will make it easy for families to keep their used diapers out of landfills." Dyper subscribers that opt-in to the Redyper program are provided with bags and a specially designed box engineered to the strictest United Nations Haz Mat shipping standards. When the box is full, subscribers can download a prepaid shipping label from the Dyper Composting Program page found on the TerraCycle website for easy return of their soiled diapers for composting. The waste composted through this program will be used in specialized applications, such as for vegetation in highway medians. "As the first of its kind initiative, the Redyper Program offers consumers a unique opportunity to responsibly dispose of their soiled diapers, as well as minimize their environmental impact by composting them through TerraCycle," says Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. "We are pleased to partner with Dyper to drive awareness of this ground-breaking program. "The TerraCycle supported Dyper Composting Program is part of Dyper's ongoing initiative to make eco-friendliness in the baby segment more effective and convenient. Along with being compostable under the right conditions, Dyper's product is made from responsibly-sourced bamboo and free of chlorine, latex, alcohol, perfumes, lotions, PVC, TBT, or Phthalates. Through the brand's smartphone app, DYPER subscribers can also schedule routine deliveries, request expedited shipments in as little as two hours, or ship-back unused diapers.  The entire diaper journey is counterbalanced through carbon offsets purchased by Dyper on behalf of subscribers. Interested consumers can learn more about the program by visiting dyper.com/redyper.  For a limited time, Redyper opt in will be free with a monthly subscription of Dyper.  Following the limited time offer, Redyper will require a monthly maintenance fee of $39.

There are all sorts of cautions and restrictions that go along with home-composted diapers, and eco-friendly diaper service DYPER teamed up with TerraCycle to create a compostable diaper program. With REDYPER, new and existing DYPER subscribers can return soiled-diapers for composting, which saves them the burden of having to come up with the appropriate composting solutions on their own or contribute to landfill waste. DYPER's diapers are made with responsibly sourced materials that are free of harmful chemicals, prints and scents. Members who opt into the REDYPER program are supplied bags and specially designed boxes that are in accordance with United Nations Haz Mat shipping standards. As part of the program, collected waste will be used for applications like vegetation in highway medians. Image Credit: DYPER    

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, February 19, 2020- DYPER, the eco-friendly diaper service is fulfilling its promise to create the best diaper for babies, parents, the planet and wallets by introducing the first compostable diaper offered in the over $48 billion industry. Today the company announces its partnership with TerraCycle to implement the REDYPER composting program in the U.S., making it turnkey for existing and new subscribers to return their soiled-diapers for composting.   DYPER is an eco-friendly $68 per month diaper subscription service, now launching REDYPER which allows customers to ship back their soiled DYPER diapers for composting.