Post by Tom Szaky, TerraCycle CEO It was great to see the community come together around TerraCycle’s building in Trenton, New Jersey this weekend. Before everyone arrived, the walls were a dark black and sparse gray, bare and waiting for paint. The BBQ was warm, the sound levels on the mic were checked, the chatter … Continue reading »

By Tom Szaky The current business model of TerraCycle grew from a community effort to collect used soda bottles in schools, at which time students could also earn money for their school and their community. The fundamentals of this idea – educating and empowering the community while also giving back – have always been fundamentals … Continue reading »

A couple week’s ago, Sara Snow shared a bunch of great ideas for earth-friendly birthday parties. Thinking about gifts that give back, how about a colorful, do-it-yourself (read: virtually free!) gift bow to literally top things off? The innovative waste-whittling team at TerraCycle offers this excellent step-by-step video on how to take an empty Malt-O-Meal … Continue reading »

So you’ve heard of recycling, but have you heard of upcycling? (You probably have, without even realizing it.) Where recycling is a process by which old materials are broken down into itty-bitty parts, and then those itty-bitty parts are turned into something else (a totally great but sort of complex process), upcycling is a process … Continue reading »

The idea of “going green” has been rolling since the 1970s, and started becoming trendy in the early 2000s when organic food, sustainable products, and eco-friendly everything started popping up. The movement was largely powered by an effort to change the products, habits and sciences we already had order to make our lives less impactful … Continue reading »

Get excited, Greenest Classroom fans!  It’s time for a closer look at the winning entries! All entries were publicly voted on and were narrowed down to the top ten finalists based on who had the most votes.  Then, our panel of judges deliberated and chose the winners based on appropriateness of theme, creativity, and, of … Continue reading »

One thing that everyone here at Malt-O-Meal knows about me is that I really dislike paper. Just ask anyone who’s ever invited me to a meeting and brought a lot of handouts (insert loud, audible groan from across the room). Paper reminds me of messy desks, jam-packed file drawers, and (ominous pause for effect)…homework. And … Continue reading »

There are plenty of fun things to do to honor Earth Day …is how a typical blog post might start. I’ve seen a few on my own RSS Feed. I thought I would do things a little differently with this post, since different is what we do here at Malt-O-Meal. I love fun stuff, and … Continue reading »