Beyond Paper and Aluminum: Things you didn't know you can recycle

The economy has undoubtedly impacted every aspect of American life, including the way people spend their money. The shrinking retail sales may be a tell-all about a reduction in consumerism — whether by necessity or because it’s trendy — but there’s one other number that may indicate America’s love for “stuff” is changing. For the past few years, the amount of garbage generated nationwide has been decreasing: According to the Environmental Protection Agency, between 2007 and 2009 (the last year available), municipal solid waste (a.k.a. garbage) generation went from 255 million tons to 243 million.

Still, considering that amount is double that of four or five decades ago, it’s easy to understand the efforts to promote and encourage recycling. Consumers, of course, are complying, recovering about 34 percent of materials nationwide (from less than 10 percent 30 years ago). But while paper recycling has become second nature (and 64 percent of it is diverted from the landfill), a growing number of people are looking for ways to recycle various other things that usually go into the trash, from candy wrappers and Ziplock bags to potato chip bags and Elmer’s glue sticks.

“These things aren’t garbage, they’re resources that can be turned into other things,” said Lauren Taylor, director of U.S. public relations for TerraCycle. “…A lot of people don’t realize there are options beyond their traditional forms of recycling.”

TerraCycle ( www.terracycle.net ), based in Trenton, N. J., has been a popular program especially at schools, including on the Kitsap Peninsula. The company takes a variety of packaging and food containers including butter and yogurt tubs, upcycles or recycles it into products, and gives cash back to nonprofits at 2 cents per item (with nearly $2.7 million paid so far). Anybody can participate — businesses, civic groups, sports teams and individuals can sign up for what TerraCycle calls “brigades” to collect items — but only nonprofits receive money, so anyone else can designate their favorite charity as the recipient of the cash. The company pays for the postage, and is receiving collections from a total of 20.6 million people from all over the United States and 14 countries.

Juice packs are the most popular items for collection at schools. At Belfair Elementary, a group of third-grade volunteers from the K-Kids Club took turns during their free time after lunch to take out straws, cut the tops off and rinse out the Capri Sun containers. As long as students are willing to run it again next year, the school will continue the program.

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