Inspired by TOMS, Brandywine campus promotes social responsiblity Friday, October 12, 2012 What do shoes have to do with social responsibility? Penn State Brandywine is about to find out. On Oct. 25, the campus is asking Penn Staters to help … Continue reading
The next item in this prize was sponsored by TerraCycle. I am completely smitten with this company, and oogle over their items anytime I see them. Here at Freetail Therapy, we are eco-friendly, and today’s consumers are searching for more … Continue reading
I have a ton of great companies sponsoring giveaways for my holiday gift guide this year. One of them is Terracycle. They are giving away an upcycled iPad case ($55 value) to one lucky winner. This giveaway will run from … Continue reading
We all know that Earth Day comes in April. But since 1997, November 15 plays host to America Recycles Day (ARD)– a new day to stop and evaluate our environmental commitment, with help from the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) and … Continue reading
[Episcopal News Service] Georgia Army National Guard Capt. Andrew Lane is a man on a mission. If it’s recyclable, “Captain PLaneT” aims to keep it out of the local landfill – and earn cash for his parish while he’s at … Continue reading
ortland, Maine – After a brief September hiatus, organizers embraced a bigger goal for the weekly Frugal Fridays series and renamed it “Sustain Maine”. The Sustain Maine series is designed to raise awareness of local sustainability and community initiatives, and … Continue reading
The scary part about Halloween, for the environment, is all of the candy wrappers that end up in landfills when the trick-or-treating is over. TerraCycle , an organization that upcycles wrappers from all sorts of products, has a solution for … Continue reading
Hayhurst Elementary in Southwest Portland has gone from using seven 30-gallon bags of waste each lunch period to just half a bag. What’s the school’s secret? Hayhurst PTA sustainability chairwoman Kendall KIC, (who legally changed her name to all … Continue reading
We came across a staggering piece of information recently: nearly half of the containers and packaging that ends up in landfills can be recycled. Half. That’s a lot of every-day items in homes across America that can be re-used. Our … Continue reading
Although TerraCycle still has less than $20 million a year in annual revenue, it operates in 21 countries now. That means that my intense domestic travel — Minneapolis to Racine, Wisconsin, to Chicago — has morphed into intense global travel … Continue reading