TerraCycle in the news

The latest newspaper and magazine articles, blogs, and social content can be found below.

If you are a member of the media and would like to learn more about TerraCycle, please visit our Media Room.

News articles

Bet you didn’t even know you could recycle some of these things you use every day.

If you’re looking for a free recycling program for your Febreze cans, your teen’s EOS lip balm containers, your kids’ drink pouches, or even your teeth aligners, you’re in luck. I just found the ultimate list of brands that have recycling programs for hard-to-recycle waste streams, some of which you can’t just leave out at the curb with your newspapers and cereal boxes.

Best of all, it includes clear, simple instructions on how each one works — and it’s free!

How the free recycling programs from TerraCycle works

Terracycle, the recycling program we covered when they launched a program to take back old cutlery and cookware, has evolved a bit over the past years. While the giant zero-waste boxes they offer now start at $105, they know that recycling shouldn’t just be for corporate environments, big apartment buildings, or wealthy households. So now, you can search among nearly 140 brands with individual recycling programs that I guarantee you will recognize.

Cool Mom Picks · Feb 17, 2025

Eco-tip: Surfrider ramps up cigarette butt recycling despite vandalism setbacks

Vandals repeatedly broke locks on cigarette butt containers along the Ventura beach promenade, sometimes dumping out the carefully stored cigarettes and sometimes stealing the entire container.

Adding to the litter prevention program’s woes, a wrong-way driver exiting the nearby parking garage drove onto the promenade and destroyed a bench made from those recycled cigarette butts. The bench was dedicated to the memory of Paul Herzog, a coordinator for the Surfrider Foundation, which collects from those cigarette containers and mails the butts to TerraCycle for recycling. 

Nevertheless, the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation, undaunted, is expanding its cigarette butt collection program, according to Bill Hickman, the foundation’s senior regional manager for Central California, which includes Ventura County.

VC Star · Feb 8, 2025

Huggies Partners with TerraCycle in Recycling Effort

In line with its vision to design packaging solutions that are compatible with circular systems for all product packaging by 2025, Huggies, a household brand for millions of caregivers, is partnering with TerraCycle, the international leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, to launch a free recycling program in the U.S.  The Huggies Free Recycling Program will allow participants to recycle outer plastic packaging of Huggies’ baby diapers and wipes. Packaging from other brands from Huggies’ manufacturer Kimberly-Clark will also be included in the program, including Pull-Ups, Goodnites, U by Kotex, Depend, Poise, Scott, Cottonelle and Viva. 

Nonwoven Industry · Jan 14, 2025