Written by guest blogger Melissa Long
They say “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”; is it ever with TerraCycle, where your trash can be upcycled into useful products. Upcycling (the opposite of recycling) is the process of using waste to create new products. Thanks to one of the top 100 most innovative companies, we can decrease landfill and have super stylish gear that will be sure to turn heads.
TerraCycle takes your garbage and turns it into useful products. Currently the company is collecting drink pouches, Flavia Freshpacks, Kashi packages, energy bar wrappers, toasted chip boxes, Bear Naked bags, cell phones, cork from wine* (link to UL wine products) bottles, and yogurt containers. Once these are received, TerraCycle will donate 2 cents to your favorite charity (and 25 cents for cell phones). So grab all of your friends and neighbors and start collecting trash! TerraCycle even sends you the packages to ship your items so you don’t have to pay extra. This is such a great way to give back to your favorite charity and it doesn’t cost you a penny.
Well it does , of course, if you purchase some of TerraCycle’s amazing products. Currently you can buy lawn and garden care products, household cleaners, office and school supplies, bags, and winter and holiday merchandise. I am rather fond of the wine cork board ($20) and CD-ROM Christmas ornaments ($8). Just go to http://www.shoponlygreen.com/ and check them out for yourself. You won’t regret it!
To find out more details about upcycling and the TerraCycle brigades visit: http://www.terracycle.net/brigades/.
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