The Brigantine Green Team and TerraCycle have partnered by purchasing three “Zero Waste” boxes which will allow our community to recycle specific types of waste. TerraCycle is a company that works with communities, companies or individuals who wish to recycle items that are traditionally nonrecyclable. TerraCycle has recycling solutions for pretty much every type of waste available for purchase.

The Brigantine Green Team and TerraCycle have partnered by purchasing three “Zero Waste” boxes which will allow our community to recycle specific types of waste. TerraCycle is a company that works with communities, companies or individuals who wish to recycle items that are traditionally nonrecyclable. TerraCycle has recycling solutions for pretty much every type of waste available for purchase.

The individuals that led this conversation included Lindsay Clinton, the Senior VP of Industry Initiatives at the NYCEDC, and Michael Waas, Global VP of Brand Partnerships for TerraCycle. According to both Clinton and Waas, in order for the circular economy to work, there must be a mind shift and behavioral change, and TerraCycle does this by having elementary schools partake in its programs because the passion that young people have is very impactful.

Ecole L’Harmonie, a French elementary school in Waterloo under the Viamonde school board, is offering its students and staff with a way to properly dispose of their used toothbrushes and other oral care waste through a company called Terracycle. The company provides the school with Zero Waste boxes, an easy way to recycle waste that is difficult to recycle through our municipal blue bins. These boxes can be purchased in various sizes for nearly any type of waste imaginable. This includes batteries, art supplies, automotive parts, baby food, bath and shower accessories, books and magazines, hair nets, ear plugs, cleaning supplies, coffee capsules and much more

The Harvard Law School Green Team is a network of HLS staff committed sustainability through educational and impact-driven campaigns, events, and projects. In addition to Zero-waste Commencement, the group regularly hosts Freecycle events and promotes landfill waste diversion through programs such as Terracycle and composting. The Green Team also organizes Earth Day-related activities on campus, and holds educational lunchtime talks.

The Brigantine Green Team and TerraCycle have partnered by purchasing three “Zero Waste” boxes which will allow our community to recycle specific types of waste. TerraCycle is a company that works with communities, companies or individuals who wish to recycle items that are traditionally nonrecyclable. TerraCycle has recycling solutions for pretty much every type of waste available for purchase.

Anthony Rossi, Vice President of Global Business development for international recycling company TerraCycle® announces he has been selected to speak at the Sustainable Brands global flagship conference SB’ 19 Detroit, scheduled to take place from June 3 – 6.

For example, companies like MilliporeSigma and Thermo Fisher Scientific now offer paper coolers as an alternative to Styrofoam, and NJ-based company TerraCycle provides a variety of free recycling programs for hard-to-recycle waste. My Green Lab’s new ACT (accountability, consistency, and transparency) eco-labels resemble nutrition labels that consumers are used to seeing on food products, but the ACT labels break down the economical impact of specific lab supplies and equipment. The labels, which can be found on hundreds of products, allow managers and scientists to make smarter purchasing decisions.

Through the Ocean Plastic program, Kong and the P.S. 32 community did not purchase any plastic bags this school year and instead opted for reusable or compostable alternatives. She also encourages students and their families to collect hard-to-recycle items, like juice pouches, chip bags and markers for special recycling programs like TerraCycle and Crayola ColorCycle.