Some people may wonder what happens to the Brita filters and pitchers when their life cycle has expired. The company works with TerraCycle so that the filters and pitchers can be recycled into items like cutting boards, toothbrushes, and cups. Consumers can drop off their used filters at London Drugs locations in the western provinces, or mail them back (a minimum of three) to Brita for upcycling.
CARE (Cups Are REcyclable): Styrofoam cups are collected, compressed and sent to the Dart Container Corp., which reprocesses Polystyrene (PE No. 6) into picture frames, crown molding and other products.
- TerraCycle: Trenton, N.J.-based company collects discarded cigarette butts and turns them into plastic shipping pallets, park benches, picnic tables and other products.
The grant helps cover the cost of program supplies, as well the new Eco-Heroes program. To kick off the summer, sustainability intern Melissa Krizan invited junior naturalists to participate in a zero waste recycling challenge using recycling bins purchased from TerraCycle. The kids filled those bins with old toys, art supplies and plastic bags. TerraCycle will sort the items and break them back down into raw materials that can be used again.
The grant helps cover the cost of program supplies, as well the new Eco-Heroes program. To kick off the summer, sustainability intern Melissa Krizan invited junior naturalists to participate in a zero waste recycling challenge using recycling bins purchased from TerraCycle. The kids filled those bins with old toys, art supplies and plastic bags. TerraCycle will sort the items and break them back down into raw materials that can be used again.
The Body Shop just started asking customers to return empties in store for TerraCycle to collect, recycle and transform for use making park benches and playgrounds.
The scheme, run by recycling specialists TerraCycle, enables customers to buy everyday products in durable packaging that can be cleaned, collected, refilled, and reused.
Cascade and Tide are both owned by Procter & Gamble, which is one of the major consumer goods companies backing Loop alongside Nestle, PepsiCo, Unilever, Mars Petcare, The Body Shop, Coca-Cola European Partners, and Mondelēz International.
To help bolster awareness around proper contact lens disposal, the
AOA's Contact Lens and Cornea Section (CLCS)developed a resource to help doctors educate their patients. Here are three tips:
- Inform patients about recycling programs available for contact lenses and packaging, including terracycle.com, or consider turning your practice into a recycling drop-off site.
- Most contact lens packages are stamped No. 5 for recycling. Notify patients to remove the foil packaging and ensure the plastic is clean prior to recycling.
- Remind patients that boxes and cleaning solution bottles may be recyclable, too.
Tom Szaky and his brainchild of a company, TerraCycle, collects non-recyclable items and turn them into everyday goods. Learn how you can join the movement and help reduce waste.
Loop is now available to customers in Delaware, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont and will officially begin shipping orders in those states. This expansion comes approximately six weeks after the launch of the pilot in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, DC. Along with the expansion, the platform has greatly increased its product line to include Häagen-Dazs’ non-dairy frozen dessert flavors, International Harvest, Cascade and Tide
In order to help deal with processing cannabis waste packaging, TerraCycle and Tweed announced a
cannabis packaging recycling program throughout Canada. The program accepts all cannabis waste packaging purchased from a licensed retailer. Materials include inner and outer plastic packaging, tins, joint tubes, plastic bottles, plastic caps and flexible plastic bags.
