Circular A2Z: TerraCycle

When it comes to tackling waste, TerraCycle is leading the charge! 🚀 This global innovator turns hard-to-recycle materials—like snack wrappers and beauty packaging—into valuable new products.


Founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, TerraCycle operates in 20+ countries, working with brands, retailers, and communities to eliminate waste through innovative recycling and reuse systems.

“𝘐𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯, 𝘮𝘢𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢, 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺.” - Tom Szaky


With a vision of 𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙛 "𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚", their ways are creative via:

💚 Branded Recycling Programs – Companies sponsor free take-back programs for their product packaging.

💚 Zero Waste Boxes – Businesses and households collect hard-to-recycle materials and send them back for proper processing.

💚 Loop Initiative – A refill-and-return system for everyday products in reusable packaging, reducing single-use waste.



TerraCycle goes beyond traditional recycling by diverting waste from landfills and creating circular solutions. Their model challenges industries, empowers consumers, and paves the way for a waste-free future.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵.” - Tom Szaky

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