Green Options » worm poop http://greenoptions.com/tag/worm-poop Posts tagged 'worm poop' Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:23:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How to Recycle the Unrecyclable - Terracycle shows the way http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/08/21/how-to-recycle-the-unrecyclable-terracycle-shows-the-way/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/08/21/how-to-recycle-the-unrecyclable-terracycle-shows-the-way/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:23:36 +0000 Paul Smith http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/08/21/how-to-recycle-the-unrecyclable-terracycle-shows-the-way/ Terracycle recycled wrapper messenger bagIt’s encouraging to see the increasingly wide assortment and availability of products made from recycled materials, but there’s a problem on the other end: A lot of things aren’t accepted for recycling by curbside collection services, at least not in the US.

As this recent article in Fast Company details, it’s not currently profitable for recyclers to take much beyond the most common, high volume items, like aluminum, paper, and a select few types of plastic. You can forget about candy and snack wrappers. Too many comingled materials, too difficult to create a consistent, usable result on the other end.

But, thanks to Terracycle and companies like mega food producer Kraft Foods teaming up, that’s changing, on a potentially huge scale.

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