Jean Silbar, our Executive Director, cannot stop humming the lyrics to her favorite Oscar the Grouch song. (“Oh, I love trash! Anything dirty or dingy or dusty, anything ragged or broken or rusty. Yes! I love trash!”) It is for good reason!
TerraCycle is making a contribution to CTC for every item we collect from the list below. TerraCycle upcycles the item into a fun new product, stopping it from ending up in a landfill. You can drop these empty and clean items off at our office (or send them in with your favorite staff member or volunteer):
- Drink Pouches (CapriSun, Honest Kids)
- Frito‐Lay Chip Bags (Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Fritos, Sun Chips)
- Mars/Wrigley Candy Wrappers (Skittles, M&Ms, Starburst, Twix, Snickers)
- Huggies Plastic Diaper Packaging
- Elmer’s Glue Sticks and Bottles
- Neosporin Tubes
- Old Cell Phones
- Wine Corks
- and more! Check out this general list.
Too far away? Interested in starting your own collection brigade site to benefit Comprehensive Therapy Center? Visit TerraCycle now!
And now, for your amusement:
Hello! I called a little bit ago about starting a collection at Grand Valley, I have the first step started and will begin a test drive at the beginning of next semester. To join your team, however, I need an invitation code for terracycle.net. Please send it to me ASAP so that I can get this drive going! Thank you
–Caitlin
Hi Caitlin! It’s so awesome that you’re interested in starting a collection at GVSU for us. I don’t know what the number is, but our lead Terra Cycle person does. I will forward it on as soon as I hear from her! Thanks:)