CLARK — Nicole Mailloux’s seventh grade writing students at Carl H. Kumpf Middle School in Clark are actively participating in a service learning project to utilize persuasive writing techniques in order to motivate other middle school students to take part … Continue reading
The Keynote speaker was TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. We were also asked to sit at his table. Long story short, we chatted the whole dinner, awesome dude. Extremely intelligent, insightful, and funny guy. If you aren’t familiar with TerraCycle, please … Continue reading
As of February 15, 2012: 245,066 pieces equaling 2415 lbs of trash saved from the waste stream. $4975.96 raised for the Westford Schools.
Babies are cute. Their diapers are not, for several reasons, many of which involve the environment. Whenever I’m visiting my sister, who has a 2-year-old and a newborn, I’m struck with the sheer volume of dirty diapers in the trash … Continue reading
Mars Area The first day of school for students will be Aug. 27 under a calendar adopted Tuesday by school directors. The last day depends on the number of snow days. If no snow days are used, school will end … Continue reading
Bryan Dooley, Staff Writer February 16, 2012 Reduce, reuse, Recyclemania. Recyclemania is an annual contest which lasts from February through March. Over 400 colleges and universities nationwide — including Guilford — will compete to see which one recycles the most … Continue reading
In Hackettstown, the company’s efforts to sustainability and green manufacturing are impressive. First, virtually all waste generated by the 200,000-sq.-ft facility winds up being reused, recycled or redistributed, asserts Brian Suwalski, plant director. Any confectionery waste that’s not possible of … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day and TerraCycle Tuesday! Today we’re looking at one of our most popular brigades, the Drink Pouch Brigade. What can be TerraCycled in this category? Answer: any brand aluminum drink pouches and plastic drink pouches What CANNOT be … Continue reading
Let’s face it. We’re not all cloth-diapering mamas. For many of us disposable diapers are the practical choice. But just because you use disposables, doesn’t mean you don’t consider your impact on the environment and try to make greener changes … Continue reading
Nowadays, there are so many awesome ways to take ordinary items around your home and repurpose them into something brand new. As a society, we often waste so much adding to our ever increasing landfills. If you have been thinking … Continue reading