Where Stuff Goes To Live Again

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"You go to TerraCycle.com and sign up for collection, with free shipping," explains TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky. "Then we take the waste, and our scientists look at ways we can manipulate it into new things." So goes the story of a company whose name you've probably seen on everything recycled, from wine-cork bulletin boards and fire starter and cardboard fire logs to all those bags made from Capri Sun drink pouches and other containers, to fertilizer, plant food, and even trash cans and foam pallets. It's the story of a guy who put his money where his convictions are and runs what looks like one very groovy company to work for (story, video): http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/stories/behind-human-resources-terracycles-mission-to-upcycle-anything-and