Staples Offers TerraCycle's Zero-Waste Recycling Program
After a successful launch in Canada, TerraCycle is giving U.S. consumers the chance to recycle anything from coffee capsules to light bulbs. TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes are now listed on Staples.com website, meaning customers have the opportunity to recycle more household and office waste.
Some of the things consumers can recycle include candy and snack wrappers, cleaning supplies and accessories, writing utensils, e-waste and mailing, shipping and packaging supplies.
When consumers fill a box, they mail it to TerraCycle with the prepaid shipping label. The purchase price of the box includes shipping back to TerraCycle and the processing of the waste. TerraCycle will turn the waste into a plastic that can be recycled into benches, bicycle racks, watering cans and more.
“We are always looking for ways to offer our customers products that enhance their lifestyle,” says Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs, Staples. “With so many people paying attention to their environmental impact, they will have an easy way to reduce it through purchasing TerraCycle Zero Waste Boxes from our website.”
Globally, TerraCycle has repurposed more than 2.5 billion pieces of food and beverage waste, office and school supply waste, e-waste and other hard to recycle items such as discarded cigarette filters. These collections have helped raise more than $7 million for U.S. charities and schools through various packaging reclamation programs.
Some of the things consumers can recycle include candy and snack wrappers, cleaning supplies and accessories, writing utensils, e-waste and mailing, shipping and packaging supplies.
When consumers fill a box, they mail it to TerraCycle with the prepaid shipping label. The purchase price of the box includes shipping back to TerraCycle and the processing of the waste. TerraCycle will turn the waste into a plastic that can be recycled into benches, bicycle racks, watering cans and more.
“We are always looking for ways to offer our customers products that enhance their lifestyle,” says Mark Buckley, vice president of environmental affairs, Staples. “With so many people paying attention to their environmental impact, they will have an easy way to reduce it through purchasing TerraCycle Zero Waste Boxes from our website.”
Globally, TerraCycle has repurposed more than 2.5 billion pieces of food and beverage waste, office and school supply waste, e-waste and other hard to recycle items such as discarded cigarette filters. These collections have helped raise more than $7 million for U.S. charities and schools through various packaging reclamation programs.