I love getting presents, heck who doesn't!? But what I don't like is the amount of garbage that the packaging leaves behind.
You buy a tiny little USB stick and it's in a plastic sleeve... which is in a plastic container to display it... which is in a box.... which is covered by wrapping paper.
While there's not much we can do about how companies package our goodies, we CAN recycle. Last year in the US alone there was 71.6 million tons of waste just from packaging! That's insane!
There's a new recycling program that I think is really neat! Garnier is sponsoring the 'Personal Care and Beauty Brigade' campaing through TerraCycle.
What it is... you mail in your used beauty lot such as shampoo bottles, lipstick containers, make-up packages etc. and they recycle it into stuff like cutting boards and bike racks!
PLUS! For each item you send in, you'll receive either points for a charity gift OR cash for the charity or school of your choice!
It's FREE to join and THEY PAY THE SHIPPING!
So check it out for yourself! www.terracycle.net
Great idea krysta jay! Ppl don't think of the lil things like this that can lead to big time pollution....I think this is great that u shared this with us thanks!
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