NORWAY – Girl Scout Troop 5326 recently completed a two month long recycling project in collaboration with Terracycle. The girls in the troop earned their Forever Green patch and will receive a small check from the organization. The purpose of … Continue reading
As many great companies do, this one started in a dorm room. Tom Szaky, now at the ripe old age of 27, is the founder and CEO of TerraCycle and was named one of the fastest growing private companies by … Continue reading
My mother called me last night to tell me about an interesting notice on the side of her Wheat Thins box. Apparently Wheat Thins has teamed up with Terracycle to recyle their packages. My mother proceeded to tell me a … Continue reading
If you read their story – it all boils down to the fact that this is a company that takes recycled fruit juice pouches and turns them into backpacks, cooler bags and lawn fertilizer. People are literally walking around with … Continue reading
CEO of TerraCycle, Tom Szaky, built an eco-friendly powerhouse before green was popular. In TerraCycle’s own words, “It all started in 2001 as a simple organic fertilizer company. Two college students fed the leftovers from their cafeteria to an army … Continue reading
TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net> is the world’s leader in the collection and reuse of non-recyclable post-consumer waste. TerraCycle works with over thirty major brands in the US (and in a growing number of other countries) to collect used packaging and products (chip … Continue reading
The kids collect everything from candy wrappers to water bottles and send them off to be turned into products for you, and money for their school. “They’re keeping all this from going into landfills,” said Cindy Kelley, of the Delta … Continue reading
WOOLWICH TWP. Fifty first-grade students at the Gov. Charles Stratton School demonstrated what they’ve learned about recycling and composting this year in “Composting – The Musical.” They sang songs on Thursday about what can be recycled, what can be composted … Continue reading
Why is WalMart selling trash? Because it is coming repurposed from TerraCycle Inc. I’m sure you have seen some of their stuff. TerraCycle sells backpacks, kites and coolers made from reused drink pouches, chip bags and candy wrappers. Their products are … Continue reading
TerraCycle Inc. aims to make money by reusing the hard-to-recycle trash the U.S. produces each year — but it first needs to find out if Walmart Stores Inc. and other retailers think there’s enough demand for its products. The company, … Continue reading