After the success of the first Colgate Community Recycle Drive that diverted over 45,000 pieces of used oral care products from landfill, Colgate is inviting all schools and community groups to take part in the 2016 edition of the competition.
In the Colgate recycle drive, consumers are encouraged to save their used toothbrushes, floss containers and other oral care items before sending them to community-based collection points for recycling by US company TerraCycle.
„Die Natur kennt keinen Abfall, denn Abfall ist ein menschliches Konzept“, erläutert Philip Thinius. TerraCycle fokussiert sich auf Abfall, der bisher aus ökonomischen Gründen nicht recycelt, sondern verbrannt wird.
Don’t guess. If a prospect has a question you don’t know, it’s okay to say you have to check first.
Here’s the tip from
TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky, “If you don’t know the answer, do not guess: People will ask you tough questions, and you may not always know the answer. The person asking you may be testing you, knowing the answer full well. And if you fumble, it’s very hard to rebuild credibility. Do not guess.”
An environmentally conscious youngster, Leighton was first introduced to Upcycling in his Third Grade classroom. Sustainable Westford’s Upcycle It! Program encourages local schools to collect items such as granola bar wrappers and chip bags, that can’t typically be recycled. These items are then sent to a company called TerraCycle (
http://www.terracycle.com/) that creates useful items and pays per item donated.
In addition to its traditional recycling and composting projects, TerraCycle, founded in 2001, engages in a practice it calls “upcycling”, whereby trash isn’t entirely melted down but rather reused and remade into sellable new forms.
One example: children’s backpacks that are clearly created out of
used Capri Sun beverage packages.
Longfellow Elementary School is competing to win a playground made from recycled oral care waste through the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive (“Colgate”), the global oral care leader; ShopRite, which has more than 250 stores in the Northeast; and recycling pioneer TerraCycle.
Estes resíduos são embalados e encaminhados a Terracycle, que é responsável pela reciclagem destes produtos, transformados em uma nova matéria prima...
L’association les Amis de la Terre Côte d'or en partenariat avec l'école Henri Challand de Nuits St Georges a récolté 33kg de stylos à recycler.
Depuis des mois des collectes des stylos et autres instruments d’écritures ont été proposées dans différents lieux du département. Avant de les envoyer pour recyclage, une matinée de sensibilisation a été organisée avec des enfants de l’école primaire Henri Challand qui a été l’un des premiers établissements à participer et à contribuer à la récolte de 33 kilos de stylos, plus lourd que le poids d'un enfant récolteur !
Le club nature hellemmois s’était invité aux ateliers des Acacias lors de la Semaine du développement durable. Il a été créé en avril sous l’instigation du jeune Pierre qui a entraîné une douzaine de ses camarades dans l’aventure.
