Waste is a human invention and does not exist in nature. Prior to WWII, consumable products were delivered in reusable containers, goods were purchased in small markets or produced locally, and durable materials allowed for repair and reuse. Nothing went to waste. But with the rise of cheaply mass-produced plastics, increased levels of consumerism, and planned obsolescence in many products, our modern culture now creates waste on an unsustainable scale.

Comprar uma esponja, lavar a louça ou usar na limpeza por algum tempo e jogá-la fora diante dos primeiros sinais de desgaste e ineficiência.

Temos gerado toneladas e mais toneladas de lixo e isso tem se tornado um problemão não só para a administração pública, mas também para as empresas e para toda a população.

A recycled garden grows in Queens. Or at least it could, once the winner of a competition among local schools — including 13 in Queens — is announced. GoGo squeeZ, which manufactures portable applesauce snacks, has partnered with recycling company TerraCycle and the school food program Action for Healthy Kids to present the 2018 GoGo CareZ Garden Giveaway.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — The Live Like Coco Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on helping kids in the Santa Cruz area grow up healthy and pursue their dreams, is offering the community a way to recycle used art supplies through TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes for pens and markers. The foundation works with TerraCycle through the Tom of Maine’s Natural Care Recycling Program.

Walkers have started a new recycling scheme in order to stop millions of empty crisp packets ending up in landfill after pressure from consumers. The company currently produces more than 7000 non-recyclable crisp packets every minute. However, from December there will be collection points for consumers to deposit any brand of crisp packet, or they can post them to the recycling firm TerraCycle. The packets will be cleaned, shredded and turned into small plastic pellets that will be used to make other plastic items.

Following a viral campaign that saw members of the public posting their empty crisp packets back to Walkers, the company has announced plans to launch a recycling scheme for the much-littered packaging. A petition was published last year on campaigns website 38 Degrees, asking the UK’s biggest crisp manufacturer to make its packets recyclable. Geraint Ashcroft, a 61-year-old retired teacher from Pontypridd in Wales, initiated the campaign that was shared on social media with the hashtag #PacketInWalkers.

Walkers has announced it will launch a nationwide recycling scheme for crisp packets. People will be able to drop the packets off at hundreds of public access collection points or post them for to TerraCycle for recycling. Packets will be cleaned, shredded and turned into small plastic pellets which will then be converted into useful plastic items such as benches and fence posts.

Walkers in partnership with TerraCycle is creating the UK’s first nationwide recycling scheme for crisp packets. Public access collection points will be developed all around the country, encouraging people to either drop off their packets or alternatively post them for free in a box or envelope directly to TerraCycle for recycling.

The UK's biggest crisp brand Walkers has unveiled plans to launch a nationwide crisp packet recycling scheme, following months of consumer protests against its hard-to-recycle packaging. The company, which is a subsidiary of global food and beverage giant PepsiCo, has partnered with recycling firm TerraCycle to develop a method of recycling the packets. The method involves cleaning and shredding the metallised film, allowing it to be melted into small plastic pellets that can then be incorporated into products such as fence posts and furniture.