Pots de crème ou de fond de teint, mascara, brosse à dents, dentifrice... Certains de ces produits d'hygiène et de beauté ne peuvent pas finir dans les bacs de recyclage classiques et l'on se questionne parfois sur leur sort. L'entreprise TerraCycle, spécialisée dans le recyclage des déchets difficilement recyclables, vient de s'associer à Monoprix pour leur donner une seconde vie.
Hasbro Inc., a global play and entertainment company headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has launched a new toy and game recycling pilot program.
So, what are some creative ways that your campus can improve your sustainability profile?... Expand recycling programs beyond the usual. Recycling cans, bottles, and paper is always a good idea, but companies like
TerraCycle offer specialized recycling programs that can also be a big success on campus. Coffee pods, printer cartridges, snack wrappers, and even med waste like sharps and syringes can be collected in a Zero Waste Box program and sent back to TerraCycle for recycling.
For the beauty-loving eco-warrior recycling the packaging from your empty skincare tubes, tubs and make-up packaging is now available in Australia thanks to
TerraCycle.
CBC Radio interviewed Joy Nemerson about Zero Waste Boxes and the future of recycling at the Sustainable Brands conference in Vancouver last week. Listen to the segment at 2:30:00 - 02:34:36 via the link.
City News interviews Sophia, an 11-year-old student who started a marker and pen recycling program at her school. In the first week alone, she brought over 800 markers to her local Staples store to be recycled.
Canadian Prime Minister asked other leaders to sign an anti-plastics charter to set international targets to recycle more plastics at the G7 Summit last week. CBC News interviews TerraCycle on this topic prior to the Summit, from 20:13 - 25:11.
