Eliminating the idea of waste
To kickstart Plastic Free July, let’s start by sharing the history of plastic, so you can understand how it’s evolved over time and fully comprehend the extent of the problem we face today. You’ll also see why Plastic Free July marks such an important moment in the year. A brief history of plastic: 1869 - [...]
All year round, schools, families, organisations, and households show us their commitment to recycling the non-recyclable by collecting, sending, and engaging in our Free Recycling Programmes. Now, we’re offering you an opportunity to win big prizes for your collection efforts! In our first ever global contest, we are thrilled to launch #KeepOnRecycling: the social media [...]
As part of the #KeepOnRecycling global social media contest, every Monday our TerraCycle® Judging Team choose the three (3) most creative posts from around the world demonstrating how they're collecting TerraCycle® waste at home. Each one of our lucky winners will receive £80 worth of TerraCycle® points that they can redeem as donations to charities [...]
Many of our longstanding collectors (you know who you are!) will be well aware that TerraCycle® has grown enormously in the last year or two, largely due to growing awareness surrounding the issue of single use plastics and pollution thanks to programmes such as Blue Planet II. The main contributing factor to TerraCycle®’s continued success [...]
We made it, we have reached the milestone of 1 million pounds raised for charities, schools and non-profits. Collectors across the UK have helped raise donations for schools, charities and non-profits by sending in hard to recycle waste like crisp packets, pet food pouches and contact lenses for recycling. On behalf of the entire TerraCycle [...]
