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Have a Bunch of Old Pillows? Here Are 7 Things You Can Do With Them

There are a few recycling services available that may take your old cushions—you can try the Earth911 Recycling Search or the American Textile Recycling Service, which has thousands of recycling bins across the country. There’s also TerraCycle, which sends you a box that you can then place your pillow in and send back so they can properly recycle it. 

Real Simple · Mar 28, 2024

Shoppers Drug Mart Launches Cosmetics Recycling Program, Partners with TerraCycle

Shoppers Drug Mart is launching a free recycling program with its Quo Beauty Cosmetics line and a partnership with TerraCycle to support the program.

The recycling program is intended to introduce customers to a recycling solution for their empty beauty products.

“As we work to ensure all control brand packaging is recyclable or reusable by 2025, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to eliminate the use of single-use plastics for all product packaging,” said Pat Dean, senior vice president, category management, Shoppers Drug Mart. “We are proud to partner with TerraCycle as the first major retailer to offer a recycling program for a private label color cosmetics line, offering more sustainable choices to Canadians and reducing our impact on the planet.”

Waste 360 · Mar 28, 2024

The Ultimate Guide to Recycling K-Cups, Nespresso Capsules, and Other Coffee Pods

Single-use coffee pods and capsules are more popular than ever. In 2023, according to the National Coffee Association and Statista, a market research firm, 27 percent of U.S. coffee drinkers used a single-serve coffee machine to prepare their coffee on a given day. While many coffee pods are now recyclable, including all Keurig K-Cups as of late 2020, it’s unclear whether people are following through with recycling. That’s because, compared with tossing an empty soda can in the recycling bin, there’s a bit of extra effort involved for coffee pods.

Consumer Reports · Mar 12, 2024