A company founded in 2001 by a 19-year-old Princeton University freshman is increasingly finding a home for “un-recyclable” plastics and bridging the gap between consumers of everyday items like drink pouches and the brand owners that create them. Now, Tom … Continue reading
Volunteers will also collect energy bar and candy wrappers, and vendors will collect wine bottle corks. The town of Vail has partnered with TerraCycle, a New Jersey based eco-friendly innovator that converts these items into unique accessories and other “upcycled” … Continue reading
TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> has an extensive, far-reaching recycle-able materials collection system running nationwide. These collected bottles, lids, wrappers, bags and more are brought together and recycled into so many cool (and once again useful) products: From purses to shower curtains to … Continue reading
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