A single-use plastic crisis lives in our waters. You can help. There’s no denying ocean pollution is a problem. By now, most of us have read the stat over and over again: If things don’t change, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. It’s estimated 8–12 million tons of plastic…
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By: Lisa Pellegrino – Strategic Partnerships Manager, Consumer Engagement In August of 2019, TerraCycle® was asked to present at the Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans for a session titled “The Power of Looking Upstream.” Below is a blog post inspired by the panel discussion where TerraCycle’s Loop was highlighted, and the importance of going…
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Car-Free Day is Sunday, September 22. It is estimated over one billion cars are traveling the world’s roads today. We know cars aren’t the best thing for our environment. To put things in perspective, cars release approximately 333 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually, which is 20 percent of the world’s total.…
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Art is an inspiration to change, and Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts’ commitment to sustainability and recycling includes TerraCycle as part of its robust programming. A tradition since its first day, July 1, 1968, Usdan provides free ice cream daily to its 1,400+ campers to end on a sweet note; the wrappers, like the…
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Entenmann’s Little Bites® Pouch Recycling Program A small school of approximately 200 students, Mercer Elementary School really takes the cake as a top collector for the Entenmann’s Little Bites® Pouch Recycling Program. Through the free, national recycling program sponsored by beloved snack brand Entenmann’s Little Bites®, Mercer Elementary School has collected a significant 104,000 snack…
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National Honey Bee Day 2019 We are buzzing with excitement! August 17 marks National Honey Bee Day, the awareness day to celebrate honey bees and their contribution to the maintenance of our global ecosystem and our everyday lives. Honey bees produce pollen, beeswax, and other byproducts resulting in items we regularly use like including skincare…
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