It’s Global Recycling Day! Get to know dedicated TerraCyclers from around the globe.
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by The TerraCycle Team
1w ago
This Global Recycling Day, we’re highlighting TerraCyclers from around the globe! Check out how individuals and groups from Brazil to France are fundraising for great causes and cleaning up their communities by recycling the unrecyclable with us. Les Collectes de La Main Verte (The Green Hand Collection), France Les Collectes de La Main Verte collects tights, coffee capsules, writing instruments, dental care packaging, razors, and cleaning gloves to recycle through TerraCycle programmes. The community group manages different public drop-off points across their area, including a supermarket ..read more
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What makes some rubbish unrecyclable?
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by The TerraCycle Team
2M ago
Waste can be considered “unrecyclable”—a.k.a., not typically accepted by kerbside recycling services—for a number of reasons. But just because something may be considered unrecyclable doesn’t mean there’s no way to recycle it.  What makes some rubbish hard to recycle? Factors like contamination, the size of an item, and a mix of material types in an item can all affect the recycling process, often adding extra labor and expenses. When it comes down to it, the economics of recycling hard-to-recycle rubbish is what determines if it will or won’t be recycled by a waste management company.&n ..read more
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Letter from CEO Tom Szaky—2023 retrospective
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by The TerraCycle Team
2M ago
2023 was TerraCycle’s 20th year of pioneering innovative solutions to address the waste crisis. I take great pride in the positive change we’ve created over the past two decades, all centred around our mission of Eliminating the Idea of Waste®. As we look ahead to 2024, I wanted to take a moment and share highlights of what we’ve accomplished together this past year: Increasing access We’re dedicated to providing comprehensive recycling and reuse solutions that seamlessly fit into your everyday lives. Through new partnerships and programme expansions, we continue to put free recycling for hard ..read more
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TerraCyclers have raised millions for charities around the world!
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by The TerraCycle Team
4M ago
You know TerraCycle for giving back to the planet, but did you know that we give back to schools, charities, and other nonprofit organisations too? Through the TerraCycle Recycling Rewards programme, our recyclers can earn TerraCycle points by recycling in select free recycling programmes. They can then redeem those points as a donation to the school or charity of their choice.  We’ve raised millions of pounds for thousands of different schools, charities, and non-profits around the world—with your help. But the real superstars of giving back are our super collectors! Super collectors col ..read more
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Your top Zero Waste Box recycling questions answered! 
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by The TerraCycle Team
5M ago
At TerraCycle®, our customers sometimes ask questions about our Zero Waste Boxes and recycling process. See below for answers to frequently asked questions that we receive about recycling with us!  Why are TerraCycle programmes free, but Zero Waste Boxes cost money?  At TerraCycle, we offer both free and paid recycling solutions. Our free recycling programmes are sponsored by brands, manufacturers, and retailers who cover the cost of shipping and recycling, making it possible for you to recycle for free! Zero Waste Boxes are available for purchase to recycle almost any type of rubbis ..read more
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8 Common Recycling Mistakes
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by The TerraCycle Team
5M ago
Is your recycling knowledge up to date?  Recycling rules change constantly and vary by county, so it’s no wonder that many of us fall into the ‘wish cycling’ trap with some council reports showing that up to 35.8% of their recycling is contaminated* – resulting from the wrong or unwashed items being put in the recycling bin. Many products, such as complex plastics, also aren’t recycled through your local council or traditional recycling facilities, which comes down to the higher cost of recycling these products (read more about it here). So how do you know what you can and can not recycle ..read more
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How to help endangered species by reducing your plastic footprint
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by The TerraCycle Team
5M ago
It is no secret that our plastic packaging addiction is one of the biggest epidemics plaguing marine wildlife. In fact, it is estimated that by 2050, plastic will outweigh the total amount of fish in the world’s oceans.* Why is plastic packaging bad for the environment you may ask? Thousands of seabirds, fish, sea turtles and other wildlife die each year after eating or getting caught in plastic. How many endangered species are affected by this? According to the Center for Biological Diversity, endangered wildlife such as the Hawaiian monk seal or the Pacific loggerhead sea turtle are among th ..read more
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What is recycling contamination and how to avoid it
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by The TerraCycle Team
5M ago
Did you know that 25% of all items put in recycling bins is rubbish that contaminates recyclable materials?1 That means 1 in 4 items sent to a recycling centre are items that shouldn’t be there!  It’s Recycle Week here in the UK, and the goal this year is to educate people on the consequences of incorrect recycling. We thought this would be a great opportunity to give you some tips on how to avoid putting a strain on all the good work you put into recycling!  What is Recycling Week?  Recycle Week is a national campaign run annually to raise awareness of the importance of recycli ..read more
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Make your business a driver for positive environmental change
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by The TerraCycle Team
5M ago
What is World Environment Day?  Since its conception in 1973, World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),  has grown into the largest global platform for environmental outreach in the world. With millions of people participating from over 150 countries, this year’s event, hosted by Sweden, #OnlyOneEarth, calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet. The #OnlyOneEarth campaign highlights the fact that we are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths1 and that the estimated costs of adapting to cl ..read more
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TerraCycle is different from your kerbside recycler
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by The TerraCycle Team
7M ago
While some kerbside recycling programmes accept everything from plastics #1-7 to e-waste, many councils only accept glass, paper, and some rigid plastics. That’s where TerraCycle comes in! At TerraCycle, we aim to provide easy-to-use recycling options to anyone who wants to recycle! So, what is the difference between TerraCycle and your local recycling service? Keep reading to find out more: Kerbside recycling It often accepts items like paper and cardboard, glass, metals like aluminium, and some rigid plastics. There are seven types of plastic, but those with resin codes #1 and #2 are usually ..read more
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