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Media Coverage
Below is a sample of our media coverage. If you know of a story that we have missed, please e-mail it to emilyb@terracycle.net.
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Observer Reporter -
February 08, 2010
Skyline students raise $400 to help beautify school
Skyline Middle School students have raised $400 for school beautification projects through a partnership between the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle. Through the regional program, schools collect used milk bottles and earn 2 cents for every bottle they return. TerraCycle "upcycles" used bottl... Read more
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Earth 911 -
February 08, 2010
Snack Wrappers, Drink Pouches and Chip Bags Galore
Any idea what material candy wrappers, drink pouches and chip bags are made of? If you answered “no,” you’re not alone as this is a common question we get asked a lot. This confusion is usually what makes these wrappers and bags so difficult to recycle. These items tend to be made of mixed materials, making the recovery of us... Read more
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Food Channel -
February 08, 2010
Corporate Responsibility 2010: Packaging that Puts the Planet First
One of the largest brigades is also one of the first. The Capri Sun Brigade, formed in February, 2008, in partnership with Kraft Foods, collects about 5 million of the brand’s juice pouches each month from 3,000-plus groups. The empty bags are cleaned, flattened and sewn together to produce the “fabric” that is cut and sewn t... Read more
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News Blaze -
February 05, 2010
Sharpie(R), Paper Mate(R) & EXPO(R) Brands Partner With TerraCycle(TM) to Launc...
Sharpie®, Paper Mate® and EXPO®, three of the world's most recognized writing and marking brands, today announced a new partnership with TerraCycle(TM), the pioneering upcycling company that finds new ways to repurpose otherwise throwaway items. The partnership will create the world's first program to collect and reuse pens, ... Read more
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Food and Beverage Packaging -
February 05, 2010
Breakfast cereal packaging looks for 'sweet spot'
Cereal represents a large and enduring food staple. Euromonitor Int’l pegs U.S. sales for breakfast cereals at $1.025 billion for 2009, a figure that the firm forecasts to grow 11% through 2014 to reach $1.075 billion. Although packaged cereals have been around for some 150 years, consumers still aren’t bowled over by its con... Read more
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The Huffington Post -
February 04, 2010
Drivers of Preference: Why Consumers Will Buy Green
Each of the companies profiled in The Gort Cloud were dedicated to social and environmental responsibility, but when it came to positioning their products, the environmental mission took a backseat to a more motivating driver of preference. For Tesla Motors, the key driver of preference is raw power -- their roadster will smo... Read more
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FM Link -
February 03, 2010
Writing instrument brands partner with TerraCycle to upcycle throwaway pens
Sharpie, Paper Mate and EXPO, three of the world's most recognized writing and marking brands, have formed a new partnership with TerraCycle, the pioneering upcycling company that finds new ways to repurpose otherwise throwaway items. The partnership will create the world's first program to collect and reuse pens, markers and... Read more
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Wilson Writes -
February 03, 2010
Terracycle Is Spreading the Word
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