Every snack bag, baby diaper, candy bar wrapper that goes into the trash, is a story waiting to be told. The question is, will the story be a negative one documented by a critic or a positive one created by … Continue reading
I’m happy to announce that I am totally becoming a green Queen. Sure I still have my faults. I love to use plastic bags and paper plates but I do recycle them. On the other hand I have tried out … Continue reading
Newcastle Elementary increased its recycling rate from 50 percent to 60 percent, began recycling food scraps, allowed students to serve as “waste watchers” that monitor lunchroom containers, placed stickers on all recycling containers listing what can and cannot be recycled, … Continue reading
The bad new is that the end of summer is almost here. But, then there is the inevitable good news…the end of summer is almost here. There are a few little details left to get through…Labor Day weekend, continuing warm … Continue reading
It makes cents to recycle – two cents per waste product, to be exact. That’s how much some central Arkansas schools are making each time they turn in a piece of trash to Terracycle. TerraCycle takes products that previously could … Continue reading
From the traditional bake sales and gift-wrapping paper programs, fundraisers have become commonplace at a vast majority of schools in our area.
Children are never too young to learn environmental awareness. Teach them the benefits of recycling and re-use with this Drink Pouch Homework Folder from TerraCycle made of recycled juice packs instead of paper. Other recycled juice pack options include: backpacks, … Continue reading
Companies often focus on touting product innovation, but what about package innovation? It’s a big deal when Coca-Cola announces its new plant bottle, when Sun Chips announces the first totally compostable snack bag, when TerraCycle collects packaging waste to repackage … Continue reading
It makes cents to recycle–two cents per waste product, to be exact. That’s how much some central Arkansas schools are making each time they turn in a piece of trash to a company called TerraCycle. TerraCycle takes products that previously … Continue reading
While some entrepreneurs discover their business plans unintentionally contain excrement, Tom Szaky’s was designed around the material. Worm dung, in fact. Inspired by the success his friends had using red wiggler worms to process compost, Szaky felt there could be … Continue reading