Terracycle is a company that purchases empty packaging and turns it into new products. Of course it is best to avoid buying products that come in packaging as much as possible, but completely abstaining from products that come in packaging is impossible. Terracycle provides a solution that is halfway between recycling and reusing. Ordinarily, recycling material means breaking down the former product. Terracycle keeps the former product intact, in most cases, so that less energy is used to convert the material into something else.
Another benefit of Terracycle is that it reuses products that cannot be recycled. Drink pouches and cookie wrappers, which would end up in landfills, are converted into bags and purses. Additionally, Terracycle will pay $0.02 per wrapper. Other items are used by Terracycle include: Frito Lay chip bags, Kashi packaging, wine corks, cell phones, yogurt containers, and Bear Naked bags. For more information go to www.terracycle.net
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