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