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What happens to the recycling once it has been processed?

November 9, 2021by Jenn CrothersLeave a Comment on What happens to the recycling once it has been processed?
What happens to the recycling once it has been processed?

You may already know that you can #RecycleEverything with TerraCycle: collect, ship and then we recycle. That’s not the whole story though. Our Materials Solutions team plays an important part too. Here’s how.

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How can TerraCycle recycle the unrecyclable?

November 4, 2021by Jenn CrothersLeave a Comment on How can TerraCycle recycle the unrecyclable?
How can TerraCycle recycle the unrecyclable?

What does recycling actually mean? The Ellen Macarthur Foundation defines material recycling as reprocessing, by means of a manufacturing process, of a used packaging material into a product, a component incorporated into a product, or a secondary (recycled) raw material; excluding energy recovery and the use of the product as a fuel. 

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Is the mail-back recycling process really better than landfill or incineration?

November 2, 2021November 4, 2021by Jenn CrothersLeave a Comment on Is the mail-back recycling process really better than landfill or incineration?
Is the mail-back recycling process really better than landfill or incineration?

In our last post, we showed why recycling is better than landfill. But sometimes people still ask us about the environmental effects of our whole process, including the environmental impact of getting the items back to us to recycle.

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Does recycling really help the environment?

October 28, 2021November 4, 2021by Jenn Crothers1 Comment on Does recycling really help the environment?
Does recycling really help the environment?

You’ve probably heard about the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle, listed in the order we should try to follow them. While recycling is last on the list, it’s still a better option than throwing our waste into the bin, as it avoids our waste ending up in our landfills.

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