Through the program, people can send their favourite, well-loved toys to TerraCycle, a company that repurposes them into materials used in the construction of play spaces, flower pots, park benches, and more.   “Through the expansion of Hasbro’s Toy Recycling Program to Canada, we’re now able to provide Canadian consumers with a sustainable solution for recycling their well-loved toys and games,” Greg Ferguson, VP of Marketing for Hasbro Canada, said in a news release.   “By choosing Hasbro toys and games, consumers can feel confident that our products are of the highest quality, responsibly made and recyclable through TerraCycle,” he continued. Those who wish to participate can sign up at TerraCycle's website, after which, they just need to package up the toys they want to send, print off a free shipping label and send it to TerraCycle--who will do the rest.   The program is open to all Hasbro toys and games, including face-to-face games, toys, action figures, dolls, plush, and others.

Participation in the program is easy—parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder Tom Szaky in a statement. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber's and TerraCycle’s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy—parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder Tom Szaky in a statement. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a nonprofit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100 percent recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.   “We’re thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,” said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka in a statement. “We know every parent’s top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby’s future that much brighter.”   Gerber was founded on the ambition to give babies the best start in life, and that's why its work doesn’t stop at nutrition. As one of the world’s largest baby food companies, Gerber has upheld some of the industry’s strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming practices and is committed to reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories.   The Gerber Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization.

TRENTON, N.J. – Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle® to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber and TerraCycle®’s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy – parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gerber and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   “Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,” said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. “By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children, but also with how they dispose of the packaging.”   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. “We’re thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,” said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka. “We know every parent’s top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby’s future that much brighter.”   Gerber was founded on the ambition to give babies the best start in life. That’s why their work doesn’t stop at nutrition. As the world’s largest baby food company, Gerber has upheld some of the industry’s strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming™ practices, and is committed to reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories.   The Gerber Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle’s recycling programs, visit www.TerraCycle.com.

TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 28, 2019 - Gerber, the early childhood nutrition leader, has partnered with international recycling company TerraCycle® to help give hard-to-recycle baby food packaging a new life. This partnership is rooted in Gerber and TerraCycle®'s shared values around eliminating waste and supports the recovery of hard-to-recycle baby food packaging on a national scale.   Participation in the program is easy - parents can simply sign up on the Gerber Recycling Program page at https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gerber and mail in packaging that is not municipally recyclable using a prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.   'Through this free recycling program, Gerber is offering parents an easy way to divert waste from landfills by providing a responsible way to dispose of certain hard-to-recycle baby food packaging,' said TerraCycle CEO and Founder, Tom Szaky. 'By collecting and recycling these items, families can demonstrate their respect for the environment not only through the products that they choose for their children, but also with how they dispose of the packaging.'   As an added incentive, for every pound of packaging waste sent to TerraCycle through the Gerber Recycling Program, collectors can earn $1 to donate to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.   Gerber believes the baby food industry should help create a world where babies thrive, and this partnership is one of many steps toward its goal to achieve 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025. 'We're thrilled to partner with TerraCycle as part of our broader sustainable packaging efforts,' said Gerber President and CEO Bill Partyka. 'We know every parent's top priority is to ensure a healthy, happy future for their baby. Our commitment to sustainability is rooted in giving parents a hand in making their baby's future that much brighter.'   Gerber was founded on the ambition to give babies the best start in life. That's why their work doesn't stop at nutrition. As the world's largest baby food company, Gerber has upheld some of the industry's strongest agricultural standards through its Clean Field Farming™ practices, and is committed to reducing energy use, water use and carbon emissions in its factories.   The Gerber Recycling Program is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle's recycling programs, visit www.TerraCycle.com.   About Gerber Gerber Products Company was founded in 1928 in Fremont, Mich. Gerber joined the Nestlé family on September 1, 2007. Gerber is a leader in early childhood nutrition. At Gerber, research informs everything we do - from the products we make, the nutrition education we deliver and the services we offer. Gerber provides resources from the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) for health care professionals at Medical.Gerber.com/FITS and for parents at Gerber.com.   About Nestlé Nestlé in the United States is committed to enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future for individuals and families, for our thriving and resilient communities, and for the planet. We are transforming our product portfolio by focusing on high-growth categories, including pet care, bottled water, coffee, consumer health and infant nutrition, and offering brands people love. With more than 48,000 employees across 36 states, Nestlé in the U.S. offers a wide portfolio of food and beverage products for people and their pets throughout their lives. Nestlé in the U.S. consists of seven main businesses: Nestlé USA, Nestlé Waters North America, Nestlé Nutrition, Nestlé Professional, Nespresso, Nestlé Health Science and Nestlé Purina PetCare Company. The United States is Nestlé S.A.'s largest market with combined product sales in the United States totaling more than $28 billion in 2018. For more information, visit NestleUSA.com or Facebook.com/NestleUSA.   About TerraCycle TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 21 countries, TerraCycle partners with leading consumer product companies, retailers and cities to recycle products and packages, from dirty diapers to cigarette butts, that would otherwise end up being landfilled or incinerated. In addition, TerraCycle works with leading consumer product companies to integrate hard to recycle waste streams, such as ocean plastic, into their products and packaging. Its new division, Loop, is the first shopping system that gives consumers a way to shop for their favorite brands in durable, reusable packaging. TerraCycle has won over 200 awards for sustainability and has donated over $44 million to schools and charities since its founding more than 15 years ago and was named #10 in Fortune magazine's list of 52 companies Changing the World. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in its recycling programs, please visit www.TerraCycle.com.

Filtros são ineficazes e são o principal tipo de lixo coletado do meio ambiente globalmente. Por isso, devem ser banidos, defendem Thomas Novotny da Universidade Estadual de São Diego (EUA) e colegas da Escola de Higiene e Medicina Tropical da London School (Reino Unido) em artigo opinativo da British Medical Journal.

Em parceria com a TerraCycle, brinquedos e embalagens da marca poderão ser reciclados pelos consumidores brasileiros

Café Royal s’associe à Terracyle pour lancer un programme de recyclage des capsules de café de la marque Café Royal. « Dans le cadre d’un processus de traitement des déchets avec TerraCycle, les capsules en aluminium usagées seront broyées afin de séparer le café de l’aluminium », expliquent Café Royal et Terracycle dans un communiqué commun. Le marc de café sera composté et l’aluminium fondu. Les capsules, une fois recyclées, serviront à produire de nouveau objets, « comme des cannettes ou des cadres de vélos par exemple », soulignent les deux partenaires.

Research institutions need to reflect on their attitudes toward plastic waste and make sustainability a priority. Whether it’s encouraging the use of reusable cups, banning plastic straws, or charging customers for plastic bags in grocery stores, it’s clear that some companies and policymakers are beginning to take measures against the growing issue of plastic waste. It’s easy to imagine science as an answer to our current sustainability crisis, as it offers the development of new environment-friendly materials, low emission technologies, and the production of discoveries and evidence that can help us fight climate change. But could those working on the solution also be contributing to the problem?   According to an audit at the University of Washington, disposable gloves, made from nitrile or latex, are a laboratory’s main contribution to landfill waste, making up around a quarter of the waste sent to the trash by scientists. Gloves contaminated with chemicals are considered hazardous waste, and must be disposed of accordingly to ensure public and environmental safety. Some researchers choose to reuse gloves that are still clean after one use, but this is not always possible — gloves can get sweaty, tear, and are sometimes tricky to put on once they’ve come off. Importantly, gloves are mainly a prevention measure and do not always become contaminated, so they are thrown in the trash rather than the hazardous waste bin, ending up in a landfill. Instead, gloves could be recycled.   In the last five years, the University of Edinburgh’s School of Chemistry has diverted one million gloves — 15 metric tons of plastic — from landfill waste. The department was the first in Europe to sign up to the KIMTECH Nitrile Glove Recycling Program, also known as RightCycle, run by Kimberly Clarke Professional, a multinational consumer goods corporation, and TerraCycle, a company that specializes in recycling unconventional items. The scheme is operated not only in the United Kingdom, but also in the United States, with laboratories at the University of California Santa Cruz, University of Illinois, University of Texas Austin, and Purdue University signed up to the program. Between 2011 and 2017, more than 360 metric tons of waste — about 24 million gloves — were diverted from landfill because of the program. The nitrile gloves are turned into plastic granules that, after blending with other recycled plastics or being milled into a powder, form composite raw materials that can later be processed and turned into bins, garden equipment, furniture, or even rubber flooring and ground covering for sports facilities.   Tim Calder, Waste Management Officer for the University of Edinburgh’s School of Chemistry, came across the scheme when talking to a Fisher Scientific representative who mentioned the nitrile glove recycling program. Calder bought 200 collection boxes in February 2014 and notified laboratory staff that they could take one to their lab on request. Since then, when the boxes are full, they are taken down to a larger collection point in the school’s stores facilities, which are emptied every six to eight weeks by TerraCycle. “I was involved with sustainability at the University and looking for new opportunities,” says Calder. He believes the initiative has been successful because “the staff and students here have been happy to do their bit.”   According to a 2015 estimate, around 5.5 million tons of plastic are produced in bioscience research facilities alone every year — so why aren’t recycling programs more popular? The reason why many single-use plastic products, including laboratory gloves, are not conventionally recycled, is that doing so is not usually economically viable. Collecting and processing them through regular streams costs more than the value of the material left at the end. However, this particular recycling scheme works because TerraCycle collects a range of hard-to-replace plastics, from a variety of institutions, which are processed and then combined to make composite materials that can be processed into useful products. Participating laboratories only have to pay for the transport of the gloves to their nearest collection warehouse location.   The School of Chemistry is currently the only department at the University of Edinburgh to take part in the RightCycle program, despite sharing a campus with other science facilities. Even when individuals have the initiative to adopt more sustainable practices in their labs, it is difficult to know where to start, or how to design programs that can be upheld in the long-term and will be embraced by students and staff. Each university or research institution has different protocols for how laboratory waste streams are handled, so a collective effort between building managers, laboratory staff, and department heads is crucial for the success of such initiatives. The implementation of the glove recycling scheme in current universities has often relied on the initiative of staff or students, which is often rare as researchers are often already too busy to spend their time developing sustainable policies for their departments. Institutions should instead fund a position dedicated to supervising the management of waste, someone who can liaise between their institution and recycling companies, as well as looking at how to make sustainability a priority in the department’s policies.   In fact, there are other laboratory materials that recycling programs could target: researchers go through plenty of other single-use plastic items daily, such as pipette tips, petri dishes, and vials. Currently, chemical contamination limits the amount of material that can be recycled, but future efforts should focus on finding ways to neutralize equipment contaminated with common solvents to enable their recycling. To reduce plastic waste, facilities could also look at replacing plastic equipment with reusable glassware where possible, or recycling the plastic packaging in which chemicals are purchased.   The question of sustainability in the lab goes beyond plastic waste, with increasing efforts to adopt a “circular economy” approach by recovering used solvents for reuse, sharing leftover chemicals between departments, and creating chemical management systems to ensure an efficient distribution of resources. As these lab practices become more widespread, they will serve to not only minimize waste, but also save funds and materials.

Some time ago, I discovered  TerraCycle , a company that offers to collect non-recyclable materials otherwise to give them a second life. They sell boxes to harvest these materials, online or at Wholesale Office. TerraCycle was founded by Tom Szaky in 2001. While a student at Princeton University, he founded the company to divert waste from landfills. Quickly, TerraCycle has become the world leader in the collection and processing of hard-to-recycle waste.   Solutions for Halloween   Halloween after Halloween, I really wanted to find a solution for the candy packaging that ended up in large quantities in the trash. Even though my kids do not spend Halloween for quite some time, I know this is a need for many other parents.   I then made the link between my need and the company TerraCycle. PH effect was the perfect answer!   Refusing and reducing  should be the priority, but for many children, picking candies is one of the great pleasures of life! So, I think giving people the opportunity to divert candy wrappers from landfills is a great idea.   That's why Effect PH has partnered with various companies to pick up these candy wrappers after Halloween. All candy wrappers are accepted as well as pastilles, chocolate bars, small snacks, gums and even small bags of potato chips.   All you have to do is collect the candy wrappers and carry them to one of the collection points.   If your business, school, or child care service wishes to work with us on this project, contact us at helene@effetph.com   Pickup points Here are our pickup points where you can go carry candy wrappers during their opening hours, from November 1st to November 21st, 2019.  

• Célestine Café  : 868 King Street West, Sherbrooke
• Silo - Organic Grocery Bulk  : 385 Rue King Est, Sherbrooke
• L'écolo Shop  : 655 King Street East, Sherbrooke
• Boutique Folles from here  : 24, Place Bourget Nord, Joliette 349, L'Ange-Gardien Boulevard, L'Assomption
• KryceeDesign  : Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (contact her via Messenger to bring her the packaging)
• Shop Artemire / Frip'o diapers / Purple Pineapple Purple : 291 Rue Alexandre, Sherbrooke
• 123Zero - Zero Waste Grocery : 2389 Main West, Suite 140 Magog
• Jouvence : 131 Way of Youth, Orford
• Avrac A'davrac Grocery Store Zero Waste : 4844, Boulevard Bourque Sherbrooke
• Students from École Gareau de l'Assomption  can bring their packaging to the school.
• The children and parents of the  CPE Magimo  (both facilities) as well as the childcare services of the coordinating office (educators and parents users) can bring their packaging to the  CPE Magimo .
• Students from École Des Aventuriers, 78, Cardinal, Sherbrooke , will be able to bring their packaging to school.
• The children and parents of the Carosse Citrouille as well as the childcare services of the coordinating office (educators and parents users) can bring their packaging to CPE Carosse Citrouille .
• The children and parents of the CPE Manche de Pelle will be able to bring their packaging.
• Students and parents of L'Orée School of the Bois de Saint Lazare can bring their packaging to the school. Two boxes will be made available to people. One will be located in the school for the students. A second box will be outside the school to pick up candy wrappers from people in the community who do not attend school.
• The students of the Séminaire de Sherbrooke will be able to bring their packaging to the school in the undergraduate hall through their new option Citizens of the World.
• Students from École des Deux Rives in Sherbrooke (Bromptonville) will be able to bring their packaging to the school.
• Students at the Maisonneuve School in Sherbrooke will be able to bring their packaging to the school.
• Students at Desranleau School in Sherbrooke will be able to bring their packaging to school.

Ethical beauty brand Burt’s Bees is a trusted label when it comes to natural-focused skincare and cosmetics, and while they’ve been a major advocate for pollinator health for over a decade, the brand recently took a very public stance on climate change to protest the widespread dismissal of such environmental issues during the UN Climate Summit last month. On September 26, the brand blacked out their content across social media channels as a part of their new campaign to raise awareness to the harmful effects and to spread the idea that our future relies heavily on nature, and how we take care of her. Burt’s Bees partnered with National Geographic to launch the Burt’s Bees #ChangeForNature campaign, and when the social media “lights” turned back on, the brand encouraged consumers to make a pledge to embark on their endeavor to cut down on food waste and single-use plastics for the sake of well, our environment’s vitality. According to Burt’s Bees’ co-founder, Roxanne Quinbly,“we take from nature, and so we must protect it. We believe people and organizations – large and small – have the power to take action and make a difference. That’s why Burt’s Bees is donating $10 to the National Geographic Society for each person who makes a ChangeForNature commitment.   13 Reasons Why actress Alisha Boe also joined Burt’s Bees for their campaign, by becoming their new spokesperson and using her platform to spread awareness. She encourages her followers to make their pledge to Burt’s Bees, who donates a $10 to the National Geographic Society for each pledge they receive. Taking on this role was a natural move for Boe, who plays her part in protecting mother nature by eating a plant-based diet, avoiding single-use plastics, and remaining committed to raising awareness to maintain a thoughtful dialogue about environment and climate change. “Climate change is incredibly important because it affects our future and the generations to come. I feel like it’s been ignored for a very long time and it’s important for us, my generation and younger people, because it’s our future and we don’t to be limited by the repercussions of generations before us neglecting our environment. Which is why it’s important for us, collectively, to make a change,” she says. Aside from Burt’s Bees campaign, the brand also has major plans to help fight climate change, as well as to help beauty enthusiasts reduce their footprints. “While we’ve passed many milestones in sustainability over the brand’s 35-year journey, Burt’s Bees is always striving to do more. For example, we send zero waste-to-landfill through our composting and waste sorting process, and still aim to reduce our waste-to-energy to less than 10% of our overall waste. With 18.5% waste-to-energy in 2019, this means aggressively seeking new ways to recycle or divert waste,” says the brand. They’re also looking to refine their sourcing process as an area of growth because “we strive to care for both the natural world and people our sources originate.” In addition to your pledge, there are also several other ways that you too can help spread awareness and cut down on the carbon footprint as a thoughtful consumer. For instance, Boe takes her sustainable practices on-set — not just in her personal life. “On-set, we are environmentally friendly because everything is paperless, script wise. They also installed dispensers for reusable water bottles. There have been fires in Northern California for the last two years and that’s a direct result of climate change and temperatures rising, so our set is very environmentally aware and mindful to try to not attribute to that.” Burt’s Bees also offered us a few tips for responsible consumerism.

Look for products that avoid over-packaging and use mixed-materials