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Cash for Trash: Innovative Companies Profitably Upcycle, Recycle and Reduce Waste

Turning worm poop into fertilizer was TerraCycle’s first big idea. Then they transformed discarded drink containers into consumer bling, which made them a world-recognized leader in this hot, new trend of “upcycling.” Upcycling is the conversion of waste destined for landfills … Continue Reading

Triple Pundit · Apr 5, 2012

Turning dirty diapers into park benches

“The diapers are very gross, horrible, but the shipping containers hold 100 percent of the smell,” assures Terracycle’s Albe Zakes. “We tested this by hiding them around the office and seeing if anyone noticed; they did not.” He may be joking, … Continue Reading

MSNBC · Apr 5, 2012

Compostable vs. recyclable: Which is better?

When I recently posted in a New York Times blog that biodegradability isn’t what it seems, and on Packaging Digest that we should be careful with biodegradable plastics and incineration habits, I got a few reminders that some compostable plastics … Continue Reading

Pack Digest Online · Apr 5, 2012

Green Tech Finds: Childs Play Edition

The Sundance Channel · Apr 5, 2012

St. Gregory is Going Green

Athens Banner-Herald online (GA) · Apr 5, 2012

Get Your garden On! Taryn Scher Shares the Must Haves for Anyone Wanting to Start a Garden

"Your Carolina," WSPA-TV, (Spartanburg, SC) · Apr 5, 2012

Local school wins recycling award

Times Journal · Apr 4, 2012

Wine Wednesday: Boxed Wine

Afitandspicylife.com · Apr 4, 2012

PUBLIC HEALTH: The terra-ble truth about trash

WickedLocal.com - Halifax-Plympton Reporter Online · Apr 4, 2012