Now, brands like Garnier, Maybelline, Kiehl's and L'Occitane are working with recycling company
TerraCycle to create drop-off points (you can usually find them in supermarkets) for your beauty empties, with some exceptions such as aerosol cans, perfume bottles, nail polish bottles, and nail polish remover bottles.
In 2019, TerraCycle partnered with Johnson & Johnson Vision to launch a contact lens recycling scheme in the UK, with Boots Opticians and independent practices hosting recycling points. It enabled patients to recycle their contact lenses and packaging, which were then turned into new products such as outdoor furniture. TerraCycle told Optician that despite lockdown seemingly impacting patients’ ability to recycle at an optical practice, waste units received by TerraCycle increased. Since the date of the first lockdown on March 23, 2020, it received 3,999,144 units of waste compared to 3,227,599 units of waste in the 15 months following the programme’s inception in January 2019.
Dunkin’ coffee at home is teaming up with international recycling leader, TerraCycle, to deepen their commitment to sustainability and help reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills. Through the Dunkin’ Coffee Bag Recycling Program, consumers are invited to send in their used Dunkin’ flexible ground coffee bags and whole bean coffee bags to be recycled for free.
“We are very excited to launch this partnership with TerraCycle! Creating a more sustainable future is a significant priority for the Dunkin’ brand as well as our consumers,” said Lee Lust, Brand Director for Dunkin’ at The J.M. Smucker Co.
Participation in the Dunkin’ Coffee Bag Recycling Program is simple: sign up on the TerraCycle program page at
https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/dunkin and mail in empty Dunkin’ flexible coffee bags using the provided prepaid shipping label. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.
Additionally, for every shipment sent to TerraCycle through the recycling program, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.
“At TerraCycle, we understand American’s love affair with a great cup of coffee — we share the sentiment,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle Founder and CEO. “But through the Dunkin’ Coffee Bag Recycling Program, coffee lovers can enjoy their favorite pick-me-up, easily reduce waste, all without sacrificing the enjoyment of their favorite brew.”
Any interested individual, school, office, or community organization can participate in the Dunkin’ Coffee Bag Recycling Program. To learn more about TerraCycle’s recycling programs, visit www.terracycle.com.
Dunkin’® At Home Coffee is teaming up with international recycling leader, TerraCycle®, to deepen their commitment to sustainability and help reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills. Through the Dunkin’ Coffee Bag Recycling Program, consumers are invited to send in their used Dunkin’ flexible ground coffee bags and whole bean coffee bags to be recycled for free via
https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/dunkin. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products.
Additionally, for every shipment sent to TerraCycle through the recycling program, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable organization of their choice.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Most Americans wouldn’t dream of getting out of bed without a cup of joe but did you know that global coffee production generates as much as 23 million tons (equivalent to 65 Empire State Buildings) of waste per year?
Dunkin' at home Announces National Recycling Program in Partnership with TerraCycle
In response, today Dunkin’, America’s favorite coffee and baked goods chain, announced the launch of a free, national recycling program for select flexible coffee bags, in partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle®.
The newly announced recycling program will give coffee lovers across the country the opportunity to easily send in Dunkin' flexible coffee bags to be properly disposed of and recycled. For every shipment sent to TerraCycle through the recycling program, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school, or charitable organization of their choice.
A marca francesa Kenzo Parfums aderiu ao projeto Zero Waste Box (Caixa lixo zero) da TerraCycle e passará a coletar as embalagens de perfumes.
October 20, 2021 by Agility PR Solutions
TORONTO, October 19, 2021 – TerraCycle, the international recycling leader known for recycling the unrecyclable, has announced the launch of a free national recycling program to address vaporizer-related e-cigarette waste. Having pioneered a ground-breaking recycling solution for cigarette waste over a decade ago, TerraCycle has now turned its attention to the growing popularity of vaporizers and the risks the associated waste poses to the environment as litter, with the launch of the Smoke-Free Recycling Program.
Through this ground-breaking initiative, consumers are invited to send in HEET Sticks, along with their flexible packaging, VEEV devices and all brands of vaporizer cartridges and pods to be recycled for free. Participation in the program is easy: sign up on the TerraCycle program page
here and mail in the waste using a prepaid shipping label. Additionally, consumers will be able to drop off products in receptacles placed in select retail locations later this year. Once collected, the waste is repurposed to make new products from the recycled material.
However, since the recycling process for vaporizer cartridges and pods is still an unknown given their complex material composition and the presence of residual nicotine, TerraCycle has committed to collecting the waste and conducting research and development trials in effort to develop an industry first recycling solution.
“Through this innovative, first of its kind program, HEET Sticks, VEEV devices and all brands of vaporizer cartridges and pods and their associated packaging are now nationally recyclable through the Smoke-Free Recycling Program,” said TerraCycle CEO and founder Tom Szaky. “By taking on the growing issue of non-combustible cigarettes and introducing a full-scale R&D trial for vaporizer cartridges and pods, we are showing we are committed to doing something about this growing waste stream and leading by example.”
While cigarette-related waste is still the most common form of litter in Canada, disposable vapes and cartridges are a growing category. The launch of this new recycling program is a proactive solution to protect the environment against any plastic, hazardous, and electronic waste present in the devices.
The Smoke-Free Recycling Program is open to any interested individual (19 years old and above), office, or community organization. For more information on TerraCycle’s recycling programs, visit
www.TerraCycle.ca.
About TerraCycle Canada
TerraCycle is an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste. Operating nationally across 20 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.ca.
TerraCycle has launched a free national recycling program to address vaporizer-related e-cigarette waste. Having created a recycling solution for cigarette waste over a decade ago, TerraCycle has now turned its attention to the growing popularity of vaporizers and the risks the associated waste poses to the environment as litter, with the launch of the Smoke-Free Recycling Program.
Through this initiative, consumers are invited to send in HEET Sticks, along with their flexible packaging, VEEV devices and all brands of vaporizer cartridges and pods to be recycled for free. Consumers will be able to drop off products in receptacles placed in select retail locations later this year. Once collected, the waste is repurposed to make new products from the recycled material.
However, since the recycling process for vaporizer cartridges and pods is still an unknown given their complex material composition and the presence of residual nicotine, TerraCycle has committed to collecting the waste and conducting research and development trials in effort to develop a solution.
While cigarette-related waste is still the most common form of litter in Canada, disposable vapes and cartridges are a growing category. The launch of this new recycling program is a proactive solution to protect the environment against any plastic, hazardous, and electronic waste present in the devices.
Pringles has expanded its partnership with TerraCycle in order to create 500 new collection points for its tubes.
By providing more public drop-off locations, and with the continuation of ACE-UK Bring Banks taking containers with metal ends, the aim is for consumers to be able to recycle Pringles packaging in up to 85 per cent of council areas across the UK.
Putting the planet first has never been higher on the agenda of beauty brands, but for consumers trying to do the right thing, shopping sustainably remains a minefield. “Natural”, for example, isn’t sustainable if it comes sealed with plastic tape, and “clean”, arguably a marketing ploy over and above anything else, isn’t good for the environment if it’s packaged in virgin plastic or contains sunscreen ingredients that might look transparent on your skin but will harm the few remaining coral reefs.
