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Method expands recycling to all types of cleaner packaging
Posted by John Kalkowski
January 30, 2014
2 Min Read
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After launching the Method Refill Brigade in 2011, Method, an innovator in environmentally-conscious household and personal care products, and upcycling/recycling pioneer TerraCycle, Inc. have now expanded the program to accept pumps, triggers, refill pouches and almost any cleaner product packaging, regardless of brand. Schools, offices, families or individuals can collect traditionally non-recyclable cleaner packaging and send it to TerraCycle to earn money for charity through the newly dubbed Cleaner Packaging Brigade. The collected packaging will be turned into trash cans, coolers and other home goods.
"Packaging sustainability is a core priority built into the de
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sign of every Method product," says Adam Lowry, Method co-founder and chief greenskeeper. "In addition to the recyclable packaging we make from recycled materials, we want every part of a cleaning bottle to be used again, including parts that aren't accepted by most recycling systems, like triggers and pumps. Our goal with this Brigade is to ultimately collect more triggers and pumps than we actually manufacture, which would substantially improve the packaging footprint of not only Method, but our competitors as well."
Lowry says he believes that by expanding Method's partnership with Terracycle to accept packaging from all cleaning product companies, they can work to reduce landfill waste and replace the use of virgin materials while saving energy and carbon emissions.
TerraCycle is a leader in collecting difficult-to-recycle packaging and upcycling or recycling it into new products through carbon-saving waste solutions. Through free recycling fundraisers called Brigade programs, TerraCycle and its sponsors pay money to charities when people send in their packaging. To date, TerraCycle and the 70,000 participating locations have kept more than 2 billion pieces of waste out of landfills and paid more than $3 million to schools and non-profits.
TerraCycle is making it simple for consumers to have a positive impact on the environment. Participation in the Method Packaging Brigade is free and all shipping costs are paid. For more information, visit www.terracycle.net.
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