According to the EPA, food scraps and yard waste together currently make up more than 30 percent of what we throw away. When these materials are sent to landfills, they take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. One way to avoid sending food scraps and yard waste to landfills is by learning … Continue reading Learn About Composting Day
How TerraCycle recycles your trash into new products
The ultimate goal of recycling is to avoid using virgin materials to make new products and to instead use raw materials made from discarded items. Whether or not your local recycling company will accept something comes down to a business equation: If the cost of collecting and processing the waste is higher than the value … Continue reading How TerraCycle recycles your trash into new products
How can I start raising money for charities by recycling with TerraCycle?
As you know, TerraCycle specializes in recycling your hard-to-recycle trash. From toothbrushes, to contact lenses, water filters and toys—we recycle items you can’t recycle curbside. After we recycle your trash into raw material, it’s sold to manufacturing companies who produce the end product and complete the recycling journey. But the story doesn’t end there… From … Continue reading How can I start raising money for charities by recycling with TerraCycle?
Make your voice heard: let brands know recycling is important to you
Earth Day may have passed, but you can still take action for the planet every day. Over the last month, we’ve explored how our actions, purchases, and decisions can help protect the planet. Recycling is just the beginning. But there’s so much more you can do! You have more power than you might think. At … Continue reading Make your voice heard: let brands know recycling is important to you
How to recycle all brands of your favorite products through TerraCycle’s free recycling programs – US
Our free recycling programs offer solutions for your hard-to-recycle trash. Through these programs, you can recycle different categories of waste, such as home care products, beauty products, food and snack packaging, and more. Many of our brand sponsors have created free recycling programs for the category. This means you can recycle any brands' products of … Continue reading How to recycle all brands of your favorite products through TerraCycle’s free recycling programs – US
Help Bimbo Bakeries USA and TerraCycle eliminate waste!
Did you know the average person in the US sends 4.9 pounds of waste to landfills each day—that’s like throwing a bag of flour away every day! That’s why Bimbo Bakeries USA partnered with us at TerraCycle to create a free recycling program for Bimbo Bakeries USA bags to keep this trash out of landfills … Continue reading Help Bimbo Bakeries USA and TerraCycle eliminate waste!