While “spooky season” brings great fun, Halloween traditions generate a frightening amount of plastic waste each year. According to industry data, Americans purchase nearly 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween. But when the parties are over and trick or treating is done, pesky piles of candy wrappers can be found at curbs all over the neighborhood – and all across the country.
Most candy wrappers are tricky to recycle because they are made from a mix of materials, including polypropylene, aluminum foil, and paper. To avoid being haunted by the remnants of these bite-sized, individually-wrapped treats, TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes provide a convenient recycling solution for all brands of flexible plastic-based candy packaging and wrappers, which are not recyclable through conventional recycling facilities.
- When placed in public spaces such as schools, community centers, local businesses, and neighborhood parks, Candy and Snack Wrappers Zero Waste Boxes encourage people to responsibly dispose of their wrappers instead of tossing items on the ground.
- Families can trick or treat sustainably on Halloween night, knowing they’ll be able to use the Candy and Snack Wrappers Zero Waste Pouch to collect all the candy wrappers strewn around the house the next day.
- For large-scale recycling solutions, TerraCycle offers the Snack Wrapper Zero Waste Pallets.
When full, the boxes, pouches, and pallets can be returned to TerraCycle for processing, and the collected waste will be cleaned, melted, and remolded to make new products.
“At TerraCycle, we are committed to helping you enjoy your holiday treats guilt-free through our Zero Waste Box solutions,” said Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “This Halloween, we encourage everyone to go green and take initiative to recycle candy and snack wrappers to make for a cleaner future.”
TerraCycle, the world’s leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams, created the Zero Waste Box service to provide solutions for difficult-to-recycle waste that cannot be recycled through TerraCycle’s brand-sponsored, national recycling programs or via standard municipal recycling. To learn more about TerraCycle and its innovative recycling solutions, visit www.terracycle.com.
About TerraCycle
TerraCycle is an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled materials, and reuse. Across 21 countries, TerraCycle is on a mission to rethink waste and develop practical solutions for today’s complex waste challenges. The company engages an expansive multi-stakeholder community across a wide range of accessible programs, from Fortune 500 companies to schools and individuals, and has raised over $44 million for schools and nonprofits since its founding more than 15 years ago. To learn more about TerraCycle and join them on their journey to move the world from a linear economy to a circular one, please visit www.terracycle.com.
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