For an eco-friendly storage option, reused vintage trunks are just what the doctor ordered, serving as a kitschy end table or coffee table while also providing you more space to put stuff. Yard sales and Craigslist are great places to … Continue reading
3. Give candy wrappers a second life. If you simply must eat the candy Halloween brings—admittedly, most of us do—try something unique with those Snickers wrappers. For the craft-minded, take on a project like this colorful pouch or these cute … Continue reading
My “aha” moment was seeing so much waste in the dorms and cafeterias during college. The food and packaging discarded struck me as an environmental scourge, but also wasted opportunity. I realized making products from garbage would create a business … Continue reading
In honor of National Campus Sustainability Day on October 24, Mount Holyoke is starting a new tradition, Sustainability Week! This year, students, faculty, and staff have come together to celebrate with several special events going on from October 20-27. I’ve … Continue reading
This September, Stuyvesant’s Environmental Club began to take part in the Brigade programs of TerraCycle, an organization that engages consumers in the collection of recycled packaging and products. With each collected item, TerraCycle offers points that can later be redeemed … Continue reading
Just in time to get things under control before the holidays, Emmet County Recycling and Crystal Clear Organizing are offering an organizing class. The class, titled “Organize and Recycle,” is part of an initiative by the Michigan chapter of the … Continue reading
The entrepreneur: Tom Szaky The company: Founder, TerraCycle “What happens in the world that is outside of our control. Europe has been hammered by austerity, China may be slowing slowing down (we don’t really know), Japan is now into its … Continue reading
FARMINGTON — Gloved hands sifted swiftly through bags of trash Wednesday, finding paper, disposable cups, foil-lined granola-bar wrappers and uneaten food that could have been recycled. For the fifth year, members of the Sustainable Campus Coalition at the University … Continue reading
30-year-old social entrepreneur says movement’s time has come Friday November 19, 2012 — Kristian Partington Being true to a core strength is the biggest lesson entrepreneur Tom Szaky has learned in his business life and that’s the advice he offers … Continue reading
TerraCycle is very excited to be working with one of its largest and longest-standing partners, Malt-O-Meal Cereals. Malt-O-Meal is a company that has reduced its packaging by 75% through its Bag the Box campaign. Bag the Box, a concept that … Continue reading