Don’t know what to do with all those candy wrappers, coffee bags, wine corks, used toothbrushes, and the rest of your unwanted but non-recyclable household items? Kristina Greene will take them. Greene sends the donated goods to TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.ca/> , … Continue reading
Northfield-based Kraft has also revisited packaging and advertising. Kraft ditched movie tie-ins on packaging, and nutritional information is more prominent. Most Lunchables trays are now clear, because moms said they wanted to be able to see the food inside. Because … Continue reading
We know not every blue box accepts every piece of waste that a normal household generates so we were excited to hear about TerraCycle‘s initiatives to reuse more items that normally would just go to landfill. The 28-year-old Canadian founder … Continue reading
Looking for a refreshing alternative to throwing away your toothpaste tubes? This easy do-it-yourself project upcycles your empty tubes into a simple toothbrush holder. Upcycling materials like these are a great way to reuse without costing a mint. If you … Continue reading
Another new Wal-Mart effort begun this month is a collection system for 28 types of trash that’s being tried at five stores on the East Coast. Another company, TerraCycle, takes the waste, including candy wrappers, pens and coffee bags, and … Continue reading
Terracycle.net turns your garbage into goods by doing what it calls “upcycling,” or turning those goods into new products. Here’s where the line between trash and treasure is blurred. Terracycle turns your garbage into goods by doing what it calls … Continue reading
President Bill Clinton got into the topic of trash at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative recently. It is an important topic. We create tremendous amounts of waste these days, and much of it could be used in a constructive way, … Continue reading
Tom Szaky’s company, TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> , collects post-consumer waste, such as Carpi Sun pouches and Oreo cookie wrappers, and turns them into entirely new products such as backpacks and pencil cases. While Szaky’s “upcycling” business has an authentic environmental aura, … Continue reading
President Bill Clinton got into the topic of trash at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative recently. It is an important topic. We create tremendous amounts of waste these days, and much of it could be used in a constructive way, … Continue reading
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