ReCellular, the world’s leading electronics sustainability firm, today announced a new strategic partnership with TerraCycle, the upcycling company that has revolutionized the market for recycled goods. By the end of the year, the partnership hopes to have over a thousand … Continue reading
Mrs. Poremba’s 5th graders at Mt. Pilchuck, who helped collect, store and count the pouches. Hayden Ploeger gathered Capri Sun pouches to help students in Africa. Hayden Ploeger, a 5th grader at Mt. Pilchuck Elementary was searching the web one day … Continue reading
Students at Faith Lutheran School in Antioch are finding are finding a good turn for the environment is doubly advantageous.
Opt for greener ways to plant your seedlings. Photos: Green Nation Gardens <http://www.greennationgardens.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=T3900> and TerraCycle <http://www.dwellsmart.com/Products/Gardening-Tools-and-Supplies/TerraCycle-Natural-Fiber-Pot-Natural-10in> When you start those seedlings, there’s a greener way to sow your seeds. Instead of using plastic pots, create easily biodegradable seedling pots out … Continue reading
Upcycling is, “simply put – using those items that cannot be recycled and remaking them into reusable items,” says DiColandrea. He uses energy bar wrappers as an example of how materials can be reused when they can’t be recycled. “Its … Continue reading
I haven’t written about it much lately, but I still make an effort daily to think how I can become more green. I’m never going to be perfect, but I aim to move in that direction on the spectrum. … Continue reading
Along comes TerraCycle to provide me with just one more project to consume time and mind. However, this one is good for the planet and contributes to charity as well. So it can’t be all bad to be obsessed, right? TerraCycle … Continue reading
Teachers at McCormick Elementary School used to see a lot of used drink pouches get thrown away. Now the school earns two cents for every pouch collected and sent to a company called TerraCycle—makers of affordable, ecofriendly products from recycled … Continue reading
The night before, when we were setting up, I noticed that volunteers were putting cookies in small snack sized Zip-Loc bags. Of course, my “trash-radar” went up and since I could not avoid the baggies, I could gather them and … Continue reading
Teachers at McCormick Elementary School used to see a lot of used drink pouches get thrown away. Now the school earns two cents for every pouch collected and sent to a company called TerraCycle—makers of affordable, ecofriendly products from recycled … Continue reading