With the holiday season upon us it’s easy to forget that this is also the time of year we become more wasteful. According to the EPA, we will produce 25% more garbage per person between Thanksgiving and the New Year- that’s 6 million tons per week or 36 to 40 million tons of MSW (Municipal Solid…
Read MoreSpotlight: Jamison Elementary School
We recently got the chance to talk with Jamison Elementary School about their participation in the Drink Pouch Brigade. With 4-5 years of involvement and 800 kids collecting, it is safe to say they are expert recyclers. From their experience, we learned some beneficial tips any school can use to either expand a current Brigade…
Read MoreBrigader Profile: Jenny Baleme
Jenny Baleme is one of TerraCycle’s outstanding Brigade participants. She has been recycling with TerraCycle for about 13 months and loves it! She enjoys being educated on recycling and upcycling and then passing on that education to make a change in her community. She became a Brigade participant to raise money for her local…
Read MoreCommunity Blog Profile – Candy Lane Elementary and Vanessa Mohler
Vanessa Mohler is an academic intervention specialist at Candy Lane Elementary in Milwaukie, Oregon who runs the Brigade program at the school! Several years ago, Vanessa and Candy Lane Elementary started recycling one waste stream with TerraCycle, candy bar wrappers. Today they collect 15 different waste streams including writing instruments and oral care products. The…
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“Get your Eco Answers Right Here” :
TerraCycle is very excited to be working with one of its largest and longest-standing partners, Malt-O-Meal Cereals. Malt-O-Meal is a company that has reduced its packaging by 75% through its Bag the Box campaign. Bag the Box, a concept that simplified cereal packaging by losing the unneeded cardboard box and simply using a bag, has saved…
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Partnering with a Pioneer in Sustainable Business
You may have noticed one of our newest Brigade programs, the Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Brigade, which collects toothpaste tubes, deodorant containers, plastic soap wrappers, mouthwash bottles and dental floss of any brand. Since 1970, when they started the company in their kitchen, Tom and Kate Chappell have been dedicated to creating natural oral…
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