St. Paul of the Cross School and local office-supply business Garvey’s Office Products teamed up earlier this year for the school’s Green Initiative with a program they called the Writing Instrument Brigade. Green Team committee member Amy Bartucci explained: … Continue reading
Teachers at Lounsberry Hollow Middle School used to see a lot of used Capri Sun drink pouches get thrown away. Now the school earns 2 cents for every one of those pouches they collect and return to a company called … Continue reading
TerraCycle is an awesome program designed to help control the amount of waste produced from everyday items. They actually pay mothers, daycare centers, and schools for their waste which is then upcycled into rad products like backpacks, bird feeders, KITES, … Continue reading
Recycling rates in the U.S. run at about 30 percent compared to other developed areas in the world which are close to 75%. In 2008, Kraft develop strategic partnerships to help increase recycling rates in the states with organizations such as RecycleBank … Continue reading
TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> turns waste into profitable products. It’s an awesome business that embodies the idea of a sustainable economy, as it creates a market for products made from trash. TerraCycle began with two freshmen at Princeton University, Tom Szaky and … Continue reading
Last week I wrote up a post on the new Terracycle Brigades <http://www.myatlantamommy.com/2010/06/terracycle-coupons-to-get-you-started.html> and added some coupon links for you to get started. These Brigades are incredible. Through them, TerraCycle and its sponsors help schools or other community groups raise … Continue reading
“While school may be out for summer, the custodial staff at Crofton Woods Elementary is hard at work getting the school squeaky clean before students return. Due to budget cuts, the custodial staff saw a reduction in cleaning supplies but … Continue reading
TerraCycle <http://www.terracycle.net/> has the best business model — “Send us your trash… we’ll make it into cool products!” If you despair of all the waste generated by things like Capri Sun pouches, sign up your school or nonprofit organization for … Continue reading
*How great that the top 3 schools in VA that collected the most waste with this program are from the area! What a great way to pay it forward Top 3 Schools in Virginia (based on amount collected this past … Continue reading
Around here we are doing our best to minimize waste, buying things with less packaging, using more cloths than paper towels to clean up, and frankly, eating the kind of food that doesn’t come wrapped in plastic (amen?) but there … Continue reading