So I challenged my team at TerraCycle with a simple, but monumental question. Can we grow the recycling rate of chip bags to that of municipally recycled plastic bottles? It took 40 years to get to the 25% recycling rate of plastic bottles, but is it possible for a small private company to grow recycling…
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Why Does Every Intern Want a TerraCycle Internship?
Like many companies around the country, TerraCycle employs the help of hardworking, ambitious college students as interns. TerraCycle has had as many as 100 interns at a time who help advance projects in every aspect of the company. When Tom Szaky was first trying to start and grow TerraCycle, he employed a large intern team…
Read MoreHamilton Chip In For Change Press Conference
This afternoon, TerraCycle announced a pilot program in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, inviting residents to “Chip in for Change.” CEO and Founder of TerraCycle, Tom Szaky joined Mayor John Bencivengo to unveil their goal to collect and recycle at least ten percent of Hamilton’s used chip bags. TerraCycle is excited to work with “America’s Favorite…
Read MoreDepartment Profiles: BRIGADES
We want this community blog to be a place for you to go to for a behind the scenes look at TerraCycle, so what better way than by letting you know about the individuals that make our programs possible? Welcome to our new Department Profiles series. From left to right: Josef, Sara, Karina, Grace, Amelia,…
Read MoreCompany Culture: A Courtyard Community
Last week we told you all about our obsession with Graffiti and showed off pictures of some of the beautiful art on our courtyard walls. That art is just a fraction of what makes the TerraCycle courtyard so popular among employees. Now that the weather is nice, many TerraCycle employees and interns take advantage of…
Read MoreTerraCycle: Redesigning the Recycled
Any junkie will admit, a habit is hard to break, and the Design Team at TerraCycle is no exception. Chief Design Junkie, Tiffany Threadgould, is leading her interns down a trashy path of ingenious this summer. The Design Team brainstorms new office décor, product samples and certainly doesn’t waste time going where no recycling company…
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