http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/28/home-depot-and-petco-targeted-for-terracycles-newest-recycling-efforts/ Discussing the people, ideas, and companies that redefine capitalism and inspire positive change Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/28/home-depot-and-petco-targeted-for-terracycles-newest-recycling-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-3823 Jump on the Green Bandwagon - Attend Greener by Design 2009 : The Inspired Economist Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:26:09 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1264#comment-3823 [...] speakers are from Terracycle and McDonough partners, and corporate attendees include Microsoft, Walmart, HP, BP, 3M, Dell, [...] [...] speakers are from Terracycle and McDonough partners, and corporate attendees include Microsoft, Walmart, HP, BP, 3M, Dell, [...]

]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/28/home-depot-and-petco-targeted-for-terracycles-newest-recycling-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-3779 Brenda Keener Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:49:46 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1264#comment-3779 I hear your concern - but at this point in our evolution, people ARE making such products and will continue doing so for quite some time. If something can be done to keep them from going into landfills, I am all for it. I hear your concern – but at this point in our evolution, people ARE making such products and will continue doing so for quite some time. If something can be done to keep them from going into landfills, I am all for it.

]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/28/home-depot-and-petco-targeted-for-terracycles-newest-recycling-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-37938 Brenda Keener Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:49:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1264#comment-37938 I hear your concern - but at this point in our evolution, people ARE making such products and will continue doing so for quite some time. If something can be done to keep them from going into landfills, I am all for it. I hear your concern – but at this point in our evolution, people ARE making such products and will continue doing so for quite some time. If something can be done to keep them from going into landfills, I am all for it.

]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/28/home-depot-and-petco-targeted-for-terracycles-newest-recycling-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-3756 JP Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:53:36 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1264#comment-3756 I am torn on upcycling and some of the products that Terracycle makes in the process. Part of me feels like there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun items into capri sun bags doesn't make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first palce. I fear that it doesn't address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction)an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is,manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. Am I totally off base? I am torn on upcycling and some of the products that Terracycle makes in the process. Part of me feels like there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun items into capri sun bags doesn’t make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first palce. I fear that it doesn’t address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction)an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is,manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. Am I totally off base?

]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/28/home-depot-and-petco-targeted-for-terracycles-newest-recycling-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-37937 JP Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:53:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1264#comment-37937 I am torn on upcycling and some of the products that Terracycle makes in the process. Part of me feels like there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun items into capri sun bags doesn't make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first palce. I fear that it doesn't address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction)an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is,manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. Am I totally off base? I am torn on upcycling and some of the products that Terracycle makes in the process. Part of me feels like there could be some unintended consequences of these efforts. For instance, making the Capri Sun items into capri sun bags doesn’t make any headway towards eliminating those inefficient items in the first palce. I fear that it doesn’t address (and has the potential to push us a step in the wrong direction)an issue that I find to be the most critical, which is,manufacturers need to stop making products that cannot be continually introduced back into industrial processes. In this sense, upcycling has the potential to reward manufacturers for making items that are an inefficient use of resources. Am I totally off base?

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