Twinlab, the Hauppauge, N.Y.-based producer of health and wellness products, has announced a national recycling program in which all brands of supplement and vitamin packaging can be recycled and repurposed. The program, called the Supplement the Earth Recycling Program, is managed by TerraCycle.
Augusta Primary School is diverting hard-to- recycle waste from landfill on behalf of the Augusta community, as part of a national recycling program operated by recycling group, TerraCycle. The students are collecting the community’s Australia Post mailing satchels, NESCAFE coffee capsules, used toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, empty beauty products and yoghurt pouches and snack wrappers – items that would otherwise go to landfill.
John Wanless Junior Public School has revisited an old ally, recycling company TerraCycle, in its pursuit of being eco-friendly. In December, the Bedford Park school restarted its Snack Pouch, Schneider Lunch Mate and Yves Veggie Cuisine recycling program. At the helm is Grade 6 teacher Lisa Higginbottom. Students collect the waste that traditional recycling methods, such as municipal governments, don’t have the budgets to cover. Higginbottom first started the program in 2010 after a student brought in a product that had been the result of Terracyle’s recycling process. After three years of dedication, when she went on maternity leave, the program remained idle.
Trash seems to be an inevitable part of life in our modern culture. But is it possible to reduce your garbage by half? How about 75 percent … or even all of it? New Jersey has always been in the forefront of trash reduction. In April 1987, this state we’re in became the first in the nation to require recycling. But some people are going further. Proponents of the “zero waste” movement say it’s possible to create so little trash that you can eliminate garbage cans and curbside pickups. Some zero waste devotees manage to fit an entire year’s worth of trash in one small glass jar.
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Earth Day is right around the corner and now is the time to start thinking again about ways to more environmentally conscience and live a greener lifestyle. Making a small change in your life can leave a large impact on the Earth for future generations to enjoy. This year Entenmann's has again partnered with TerraCycle to help bring awareness and ideas on how to do your part for the world this Earth Day (Sunday, April 22, 2018).
Some 50 percent of Americans send packaging from beauty and personal care products to landfill, according to Garnier. The L’Oréal-owned beauty brand has therefore partnered with TerraCycle and DoSomething.org to launch its second annual Rinse, Recycle, Repeat campaign
Despite the rise of recyclable packaging for beauty and personal care products, only half of US consumers responsibly dispose of these products. To
boost bathroom recycling, beauty brand
Garnier has teamed up with
TerraCycle and
DoSomething.org to launch the second year of
Rinse, Recycle, Repeat, a national recycling campaign and college campus competition that aims to educate young people on how to responsibly recycle their beauty and personal care products. Through the campaign, Garnier hopes to divert 1 million empty personal care products from landfills by the end of 2018.
Tom Szaky
Founder and CEO, TerraCycle
“In our industry, there are several topics of discussion at the moment. Top of mind is China’s import ban on recyclable materials (the "green sword") that is wreaking havoc on the recycling industry. China, which used to be the primary export market for recycled plastic, has effectively blocked all future importation. There are certainly going to be some short-term effects on materials recovery here in the U.S., and it could mean materials that would have been recycled will now be landfilled or incinerated. It will be interesting to see how the U.S. and other countries respond and what the long-term impact will be. I will say, China’s stance does provide a great opportunity for innovation here and elsewhere.”
The shortlist for the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe has been published, with the winners to be announced on 25 April.
The awards will be part of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), co-organised by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Plastics News Europe publisher Crain Communications.
