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Sustainable Minimalists

Recycling The Unrecyclable

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

"I wish you would do an episode on TerraCycle. They have been in the news about not truly recycling the items they collect [and] their boxes are expensive. Am I wasting my money?"    Here's a preview: [3:30] The Number One difference between TerraCycle's sponsored waste program and zero waste boxes [7:00] Have you seen the that cool infinity logo on products? Here's what it means [13:30] What happened to Loop? [19:00] Two 'gotcha' moments and a lawsuit Join our (free!) community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

0:17.3

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0:37.0

Support your gut this summer with seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic.

0:41.8

Go to seed.com

0:43.0

sustainable and use code 25 sustainable to get 25%

0:48.0

off your first month.

0:49.0

That's 25% off your first month of seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic at seed.com slash sustainable,

0:58.3

code 25 sustainable.

1:03.0

Well, hello there, listeners and welcome back.

1:05.0

My name is Stephanie Safarian,

1:07.0

and you're listening to episode 357 of Sustainable Minimalists,

1:11.0

a twice-ish weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

1:16.6

On today's show we're discussing all things Terra Cycle.

1:20.6

What is Terra Cycle?

1:22.3

Does it actually recycle our stuff and is it worth the money especially for those

1:26.8

zero waste boxes? I'm also answering a listener Laura's question. Laura wrote to me and she said that you know she buys the

1:34.7

Terra Cycle boxes. She sends her stuff in and she wants to know if she's

1:40.2

wasting her money. Does Terra Cycle actually properly dispose of the item she put she's

1:45.0

actually properly dispose of the item she puts in the box.

1:46.0

She knows that Terra Cycle has been in the news a lot lately

1:49.0

for their lack of truly recycling,

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