A million dollars can go a long way in cash-strapped schools and nonprofits. And, when all that’s required is to save items from landfills, it almost sounds too good to be true. True it is. Schools and nonprofits across the … Continue reading
Winte learned about TerraCycle, a company that pays for trash and makes items out of it, about two years ago and started saving some of the acceptable items last spring. At about the same time, she started talking to other … Continue reading
Marketers switching from traditional to compostable packaging because others have been successful with it = good peer pressure. What’s my point? My free samples of Boulder Canyon chips arrived today. Across the top in a two-inch banner read, “Compostable Packaging!” … Continue reading
TerraCycle has hit $1 million in drink pouches! That is a lot of juice! They have paid out $1 million to non-profits and nearly 50 million drink pouches collected and kept out of landfills. A million dollars can go a … Continue reading
Awhile back, I introduced you to TerraCycle and their Brigades. I hope you took some time to not only explore them but to also join them. Previously, TerraCycle shared directions on how to make a Colgate toothpaste tube toothbrush or … Continue reading
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ABC also partners with Nomacorc and TerraCycle to recycle wine corks.
The Capri Sun beverage brand was one of the earliest supporters of TerraCycle, a company that collects would-be trash and turns it into useful items. The collection program, called the Drink Pouch Brigade, found in 42% of elementary schools in … Continue reading
TerraCycle and Colgate are both offering their own FREE curriculums; Colgate seeking to teach kids how to keep their mouths clean and TerraCycle seeking to teach kids how to Outsmart Waste! Both curriculums can be used at school or in … Continue reading
The project partners the school with a company called TerraCycle, which pays the school 2 cents for commonly-disposed wrappers for candy bars, potato chips and other items. TerraCycle then turns the garbage into accessories such as backpacks and purse, according … Continue reading