There is something pure genius sitting in a Wal-Mart parking lot in New Jersey and it is not Jon Bon Jovi (but I’d like it to be). It’s a giant green trash collection bin that will take all sorts of … Continue reading
There is something pure genius sitting in a Wal-Mart parking lot in New Jersey and it is not Jon Bon Jovi (but I’d like it to be). It’s a giant green trash collection bin that will take all sorts of … Continue reading
Teachers and students at Altruria Elementary used to see a lot of used Capri Sun drink pouches get thrown away. But, once they signed up for a program through TerraCycle, those once discarded pouches turned into hundreds of dollars. The school … Continue reading
Gruma Corp., one of the biggest tortillas and tostadas producers in the United States, has created a partnership with TerraCycle Inc. to collect and reuse Guerrero brand tortillas and tostadas plastic packaging through The Brigade of Tortillas and Tostadas program.
One of the Green Team’s big projects involves “upcycling” through TerraCycle, Inc. This company collects colorful trash items, such as juice pouches, chip bags and cookie wrappers, and creates backpacks, pencil cases, folders and other fun products. TerraCycle pays schools … Continue reading
Did you know that this coming Monday, November 15th, is a holiday? A green holiday. Monday is America Recycles Day, an awareness day established 13 years ago. Recycling can be profitable as well. Organizations such as RecycleBank have partnered with corporate … Continue reading
Projected to begin in December, five Walmart stores (Secaucus, Vineland, Deptford East and Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey; Tullytown, Pennsylvania), will be testing a new trash collection system a la TerraCycle. In their parking lots, vistors should see a green converted … Continue reading
I love re-purposing things. If you think about it, as a society we are extremely wasteful. We think nothing of tossing away things that we no longer want even when they’re still useful. I hate thinking about all of the … Continue reading
Here’s another way you can help support Seeds of Hope and help out the environment at the same time. Terracycle is a company promoting Upcycling. Basically, they convert waste materials into new products. The different products they collect, including kids … Continue reading
Get paid to recycle. Start a drive at your school to collect yogurt containers, drink pouches, chip, cookie and candy packages, plus Scott and Huggies wrappers and Elmer’s glue sticks and bottles. The school can earn 2 cents per piece … Continue reading