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
Greek to English translation Interview with Tom Szaky: The King of Rubbish Five years ago, Tom Zaki started a small company, Terra Cycle, in order to help the environment, society and the pocket. Today is a 28chronos millionaire and leader … Continue reading
SHREWSBURY – In May 2010 a bunch of kids started collecting empty juice pouches and snack bags in an effort to clean up the planet while raising $$ for Shrewsbury public schools. With the help of Floral Street School and … Continue reading
Pat Reynolds takes a look at how Nabisco moved from traditional bag-in-box packaging to flexible film packaging with a Terracycle twist when it introduced Wheat Thins and Ritz brands in a toasted chips format.
Aveeno Sun Care, a nationwide manufacturer of beauty products, is partnering with a New Jersey company that recycles discarded and used beauty products, and both are going to work in Sherwood from July 15-16 in an attempt to raise public … Continue reading
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School students earned two cents for each juice drink pouch they collected and returned to a company called TerraCycle, which makes products from packaging waste. Last school year, the students collected nearly 3,700 pouches, and the money … Continue reading
TerraCycle Makes Strides with Brigades Most outdoor enthusiasts enjoy energy bars, granola, or trail mix before, during and after they hit the trails, streams and lakes. They already stash the leftover wrappers in pockets and backpacks to properly discard the … Continue reading
TerraCycle began in a Princeton University dorm room in 2001 and has grown into a large business that repurposes nonrecyclable material like candy wrappers into items such as bags, decorations and toys. The company collects the items for free so … Continue reading
St. Mary’s Episcopal School is collecting empty tubes of beauty products Friday at the Rite Aid on Union Avenue and Saturday at the Rite Aid in Cordova on Germantown Parkway. The recycling effort will help Saint Mary’s raise funds … Continue reading
Piñon Elmentary School PTO President Gloria Brehm introduced Terracycle to the school last year and the results have been significant. Three thousand juice pouches have been given to TerraCycle, a company that turns non-recyclable waste into eco-friendly products. Additionally, 1,000 … Continue reading