Dec
29
2010
Why Recycle?
Recycling: The Big Picture
By Tom Zeller, Jr.
National Geographic Staff
Photograph by Peter Essick
1. Does it make sense to recycle?
2. What Gets Recycled in the U.S.
3. Excess Packaging
Dec
08
2010
Joining A Brigade
TerraCycle runs national programs called Brigades, each of which is for a specific waste stream (like the Drink Pouch Brigade, or the Cookie Wrapper Brigade).
Each Brigade has a certain number of open locations (anywhere from 500-30,000), and...
Dec
04
2010
So, I was eating Keebler Chips Deluxe Cookies (Oatmeal Chocolate Chip) last night and noticed that on the wrapper it said "Turn this wrapper into a Good Cause" - TerraCycle and interesting enough Keebler and TerraCycle have joined forces...
Nov
08
2010
Ever wondered how you are helping the planet when you purchase recycled or tree-free papers? Well, here is an example of what happens when you do.
20 cases of recycled or synthetic paper saves:
17 trees
390 gallons of oil
7000 gallons of water
4100...
Nov
08
2010
"Papermakers learned how to make paper from trees in the mid-1800s, allowing a dynamic expansion in communications and business paper usage. At the time, people considered forests and energy to be unlimited, and air and water infinitely capable of...
Our Synthetic Paper is a recycle category 5 product.
