Vermont Business Magazine This Earth Month, show the planet some love by keeping old, unwanted clothes out of the landfill. Casella Waste Systems, Inc, a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, in partnership with TerraCycle, an innovative recycling company that specializes in hard-to-recycle materials, is offering consumers a sustainable way to dispose of well-loved clothing and shoes that local recycling services won't accept curbside.
In America alone, an estimated 11.3 million tons of textile waste – equivalent to 85% of all textiles – end up in landfills on a yearly basis. Casella Waste Systems and TerraCycle have announced a subscription-based pickup home service for all brands of well-loved clothes and shoes that can no longer be passed on or donated.
“Clothes and shoes are difficult to recycle because they are made from a mix of materials that are hard to separate. Most clothing items are made with blended materials like cotton and polyester while shoes may contain dozens of different material types, many of which are stitched or glued together,” said Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “Through the TerraCycle Pouch by Casella program, we are happy to provide a sustainable option for local residents to part with their well-loved clothes and shoes that can no longer be passed on or donated.”
Through the TerraCycle Pouch by Casella program, households and businesses in and around Burlington, Vermont can subscribe to the service for a wide array of items that are not accepted in curbside recycling bins. In addition to clothing and shoes, the program also collects the following waste streams:
- Cosmetics Packaging
- Oral Care Packaging
- Party Supplies and Disposables
- Media Storage and Wires & Cords
- Pet Food Packaging
- Plastic Toys and Sporting Goods
- Milk and Juice Cartons
- Styrofoam™ and Corks
- Food & Drink Pouches
- Coffee Capsules & Water Filters
- Snack & Candy Wrappers
- Corks
- Ink Cartridges & Office Supplies
- Styrofoam™ and Corks
To participate, customers can subscribe to the TerraCycle Pouch by Casella program by visiting http://www.terracyclepouch.com to choose a plan that fits their needs. Casella will deliver recycling pouches to customers to collect the material in a simple and convenient way. Once the pouches are full, customers request a pickup by scanning the pouch’s QR code or logging into their account. Once pouches are full, customers can place them on their doorstep. Casella will pick the pouches up and TerraCycle will recycle everything inside.
The TerraCycle Pouch by Casella program is in a pilot phase and is open to any interested individual, school, office, or community organization in select towns in and around Burlington, Vermont. If the program proves to be economically and environmentally valuable for customers in the pilot group, Casella hopes to bring it to other areas of its operating footprint in the future.
About Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont, provides solid waste management services consisting of collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services in the northeastern United States. For further information, investors should contact Jason Mead, SVP finance & treasurer at (802) 772-2293, and media should contact Jeff Weld, director of engagement at (802) 772-2234, or visit the company’s website at http://www.casella.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.
Source: Burlington, VT, April 10, 2023 – TerraCycle
