Don’t Let Halloween Waste Come Back to Haunt You–Collect & Recycle Your Candy Wrappers with TerraCycle

With Nearly 20 Million Candy Wrappers Recycled, TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes Help Keep Landfills from Becoming Their Final Resting Place

You know what’s even scarier than ghouls, goblins, and ghosts? The frightening amount of waste left over after every Halloween. According to industry data, Canadians purchase nearly half a billion dollars worth1 of Halloween candy every year, and the majority of it is wrapped in materials that cannot be recycled. So when the parties are over, and trick or treating is done, piles of candy wrappers end up in the trash.

Most candy wrappers are tricky to recycle because they are made from a mix of materials, including polypropylene, aluminum foil, and paper. To avoid being haunted by the remnants of these bite-sized, individually-wrapped treats, TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box provides a convenient recycling solution for all brands of flexible plastic-based candy packaging and wrappers, which are not typically recycled through curbside recycling services.

“In North America, TerraCycle has recycled nearly 20 million candy wrappers and snack packaging–and counting!–through our Zero Waste Boxes to date,” said Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “It’s frightening to know that otherwise, this waste would end up in landfills and incinerators. ”

It’s simple to use TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes:

When full, the boxes and pouches can be returned to TerraCycle for processing. The collected waste will be cleaned, melted, and recycled into pellets that can be used to make new products.

TerraCycle, the leader in recycling complex waste streams, created Zero Waste Boxes to provide solutions for hard-to-recycle waste that isn’t typically recycled through local 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.

  1. https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/dai/smr08/2018/smr08_227_2018#a9

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