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Public Utilities, Waste Management

Keep New Hanover Beautiful, TerraCycle Hit Cigarette Recycling Milestone

May 3, 2019

Via: Waste360

TerraCycle originally joined forces with North Carolina-based Keep New Hanover Beautiful (KNHB), a Keep America Beautiful affiliate, in 2017 to collect and recycle cigarette butts outside of county buildings, local bars, restaurants, Wilmington International Airport and along Wrightsville Beach. Through […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

TerraCycle Recycles Millions of Cigarette Butts Nationwide

July 30, 2018

Via: Waste360

Cigarette butts are the world’s most littered item with nearly 4.5 trillion being tossed each year. Last year in the United States, it is estimated 1.69 billion pounds of butts ended up as toxic waste. TerraCycle is working with cities […]