Tom’s of Maine has partnered with recycling company TerraCycle to keep product packaging out of landfills. The free recycling program, called the Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade, accepts toothpaste tubes and caps, mouthwash bottles and caps, deodorant/antiperspirant containers, plastic soap … Continue reading
A new collaboration between Kennebunk-based Tom’s of Maine and the recycling venture TerraCycle asks customers to squeeze even more out of each tube of toothpaste. In a press release from the company, packaging from Tom’s line of personal care products can be … Continue reading
Oral care products, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, can seem nearly impossible to recycle. After all, how would a recycler remove all of that extra toothpaste from the tube or dissasemble a toothbrush for recycling? Let’s take a closer … Continue reading
Last week I was on my way into the Phillies game… and RIGHT before they searched my bag, I blew out my flip flop… just like Jimmy Buffet once did. After mourning my beloved Havvies (and darting to the Clubhouse store to purchase a … Continue reading
New Campaign Pledges Up to $100,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America MADISON, Wis., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Lunchables Lunch Combinations team is challenging America to help all kids have the opportunity to “Never Be Bored Again.” Today, the brand … Continue reading
Students send their used supplies to TerraCycle, Inc. instead of to landfills. TerraCycle uses the items to create trash cans, watering cans, park benches, playgrounds, and other products that are sold at stores like Walmart and Whole Foods Market. In … Continue reading
While most of his peers were at the library, or the bar, college freshmen Tom Szaky was busy launching a business out of his dorm room. For his first product he turned worm-poop into fertilizer as a way to transform … Continue reading
Something has been eating at me lately. Every time that I go to a sporting event, a school function or an event at work, I am disappointed to see how many water bottles and soda cans end up in the … Continue reading
1 CowPots: One cow can produce about 120 pounds of manure a day, creating a huge carbon footprint. But clever Connecticut farmers found a great solution for recycling great amounts of waste: making plant pots. No, they’re not stinky, but … Continue reading
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