The fight against litter and plastic pollution is coming to a town near you, thanks to the millions¹ of Americans dedicated to finding local solutions to the global waste crisis. In honor of National CleanUp Day, the nation’s largest single-day cleanup event that mobilizes volunteers across the country to pick up litter in their communities, TerraCycle^® is inviting participants to take action and use the company’s recycling solutions to keep hard-to-recycle waste out of landfills and incinerators.

“Empowering individuals to take local action against the waste crisis has always been central to TerraCycle’s mission,” said TerraCycle Founder & CEO Tom Szaky. “Collective action leads to great impact, and National CleanUp Day volunteers can enhance their impact by removing waste from their environment by using TerraCycle’s recycling solutions.”

Since many of the littered items aren’t accepted by local curbside recycling programs, TerraCycle suggests that individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, and municipalities make the most of this year’s National CleanUp Day (Saturday, September 21st) by turning litter into an opportunity for positive change. Americans can have an even greater environmental impact by recycling hard-to-recycle waste using any of the hundreds of free and paid recycling initiatives that are available through TerraCycle:

• Cigarette Butt Recycling: This year, in partnership with National CleanUp Day, join the fight against the world’s most littered item, and request a prepaid mailing envelope to ship collected cigarette butts to TerraCycle for recycling through the Cigarette Waste Free Recycling Program.
• National Recycling Programs: TerraCycle offers hundreds of first-of-their-kind free recycling programs for hard-to-recycle products like instrument strings, pool floats, disposable razors, and more. To increase consumer convenience, TerraCycle also encourages its recyclers to set up public drop-off points for select recycling programs in their communities for common everyday items like contact lenses and their associated packaging, pet food packaging, and oral care waste.
• Zero Waste Box: Through Zero Waste Box, TerraCycle provides a comprehensive, all-in-one recycling solution for virtually any waste stream not accepted through typical curbside recycling services, such as coffee capsules, toys, and plastic packaging. Visit shop.terracycle.com to shop.
• Recycling Universal Waste: TerraCycle facilitates the effective and compliant management of regulated, universal, and hazardous waste, such as fluorescent lamps, solar panels, batteries, and electronic waste (e-waste), through TerraCycle Regulated Waste and Complete Recycling Solutions.

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. 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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