In the second half of the show, Tom Szaky, founder of TerraCycle, joins John and Mike to talk about how his company is solving the problem of non-recyclable waste. In America alone, TerraCycle has 10.1 million people collecting waste — … Continue reading
With the Save the Corks program, ABC is teaming up with Nomacorc to upcycle and recycle the corks through TerraCycle. Natural and synthetic wine corks are accepted. In addition, for every cork turned in, 2 cents is then contributed to … Continue reading
In the annals of startup lore, Tom Szaky’s story is one to remember. He started his company, TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> , after harvesting worm poop in his Princeton dorm to create an organic fertilizer so he could, as he says, “grow … Continue reading
As global director of product at Royal Robbins, Scott Hamlin was responsible for eliminating the outdoor-clothing company’s “fabric liability” — mountains of surplus cloth. “It wasn’t quite enough to make a production run, and it was more than what was … Continue reading
As part of an ongoing effort to be environmentally responsible citizens, the students at Central Elementary School in Simsbury joined Terracycle’s Juice Pouch Brigade and have collected over 8,000 juice pouches since 2008. The pouches are sent to Terracycle and … Continue reading
Similar pop-ups by other neighborhood business improvement groups are happening throughout the city. The Port Authority currently has a month-to-month lease agreement with the Fashion Center business improvement district and the Times Square Alliance. The retail space, a storefront at … Continue reading
A large-scale drive at C. Richard Applegate School will ensure that almost 6,000 drink pouches never hit a landfill, thanks to a band of fifth-graders who wanted to help their community. David Lundy, 11, and a group of classmates — … Continue reading
We’ve blogged about TerraCycle before but they’re continuing to make headlines. If you’re unfamiliar with TerraCycle, they donate cash to charities in exchange for your cigarette butts, razors, expired pills, plastic food wrappers, etc, find new uses for them, and … Continue reading
For instance, if you head to the Terra Cycle you will see that they are always actively seeking to develop “brigades”. These are groups that commit to collecting very specific materials such as candy wrappers, drink pouches, or soda bottles. … Continue reading
For Tom Szaky, it started with a dream, the environmentalist itch, and a little weed. Fast-forward to a decade later, and it’s clear that Szaky (silent ‘s’) has come a long way. As a Princeton University freshman in 2001, Szarky … Continue reading