TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box™ helps keep your Labor Day celebrations fun and landfill-free

Labor Day Weekend is the unofficial end of summer—a time for cookouts, coolers, and one last long weekend with family and friends. While the holiday was established to honor the contributions of American workers, it has also become a celebration of togetherness—and with that celebration often comes a mountain of trash that isn’t typically accepted through curbside recycling services.

According to the EPA, Americans generate up to 25% more garbage during the summer months, with food packaging, party supplies and disposable tableware topping the list.

This year, TerraCycle, the international leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste, is helping hosts send summer off sustainably. With TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box™ it’s easy to collect the mix of waste generated by Labor Day celebrations—like chip bags, plastic cups, food packaging, and party supplies—and recycle it all.

“Labor Day celebrations are about relaxing and connecting, not worrying about the cleanup,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle Founder and CEO. “Zero Waste Boxes give people a simple way to recycle items that usually end up in landfills or incinerators, so the weekend can stay all about friends, family, and lasting memories—not the mess.”

Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue, a park picnic, or a block party, TerraCycle has a Zero Waste Box™ for the kinds of leftovers every host knows too well:

• All-In-One – Zero Waste Box™: A catch-all for the mix of trash a party leaves behind.
• Plastic Packaging – Zero Waste Box™: Think chip bags, snack pouches, and other packaging that usually heads for the trash.
• Candy and Snack Wrappers – Zero Waste Box™: From candy bars to granola wrappers, it all goes here.
• Dining Disposables and Party Supplies – Zero Waste Box™: Plates, napkins, forks, straws—all the one-time-use stuff from the food table.
• Coffee Capsules – Zero Waste Box™: For the single-serve pods fueling the early mornings after the late nights.
• #6 Rigid Plastic Cups – Zero Waste Box™: Perfect for the iconic plastic red party cups stacked by the cooler.
• Plastic Bottles – Zero Waste Box™: For recycling plastic bottles of any kind.

How it works is simple — browse our collection of Zero Waste Boxes and select one that suits your needs. Fill your box with your hard-to-recycle items and return it to TerraCycle using the affixed prepaid shipping label. The collected materials are recycled into pellets that can be used to make new products. It’s as simple as that!

TerraCycle, the leader in recycling complex waste streams, created Zero Waste Boxes to help consumers and businesses recycle waste that is not typically accepted through municipal recycling services. 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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