TERRACYCLE FOR SAY!
updated November 20, 2022

You are welcome to leave any of the following, most of which is not allowed in Somerville's curbside recycling, on my Davis Square porch for me to ship to Terracycle for recycling and, in doing so, get a little money for Somerville Arts for Youth, Inc.

Updates:

· If we ship a box of Vtech and/or LeapFrog electronic learning devices and toys to Terracycle by the middle of January, we will get an extra 500 Recycling Rewards points.

· In the past six months, we have earned 8,000 Recycling Rewards points – which I recently redeemed for $80 that SAY! should receive in January.

Reminders:

• Terracycle occasionally discontinues or changes collections (like they did with the one that accepted all brands of haircare and skincare products) so please always check this list before dropping things off on my porch!
• NO WISH-CYCLING: Please only leave things on my porch if they are listed below, not just because they can’t go into curbside recycling and/or are similar (eg black plant pots are not the same as black takeout containers) to things I collect!
• Before resorting to Terracycle:

• REDUCE (Grainmaker has reusable containers for take-out, and some deodorants are now available in plastic-free containers),
• REUSE (some of those black take-out containers are being used for food storage in our community fridges.), and
• CURBSIDE RECYCLE (the Reyclopedia and the FAQ at https://recyclesmartma.org/ are great resources)

I am registered for programs which take ALL BRANDS of the following items:

• empty/dried out pens
• markers (but not “free ink” markers)
• mechanical pencils
• flexible packaging from writing instruments
• empty glue sticks
• empty watercolor sets
• phone cases
• glass and rigid plastic food storage containers but please only *black* (because it can't go in curbside recycling) plastic takeout containers [this is currently the only collection that usually does *not* earn us points]
• deodorant containers & caps
• toothpaste tubes & caps
• floss containers
• toothbrushes
• toothbrush outer packaging
• mouthwash bottles & caps
• metal-based (nonstick aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, cast iron) cookware, bakeware, and cutlery (knives should be wrapped with bubble wrap or cardboard so that edges and tip are covered)

I am also registered for programs which only accept THEIR OWN BRANDS:

• ARM & HAMMER plastic pouches and toothpaste tubes
• BARILLA Ready Pasta pouches
• BLACK + DECKER home appliances and tools
• BOSTITCH tools
• BURT'S BEES personal care, beauty care, and lip care packaging
• CORITZONE-10 product packaging including tubes, dark plastic bottles, tubs, sticks, pumps and caps
• CRAFTSMAN tools
• DEWALT tools
• DUNKIN' flexible ground and whole bean coffee bags
• EOS brand lip, lotion, and shave packaging
• GARNIER skincare and haircare product containers
• GERBER baby food packaging and small and large hook Gerber baby clothing hangers.
• GOLD BOND aerosol spray cans and product packaging including tubes, dark plastic bottles, tubs, sticks, pumps and caps
• IRWIN tools
• LEAPFROG electronic learning devices and electronic toys
• LENOX tools
• L.O.L. SURPRISE! packaging, accessories, and products
• LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS flexible packaging
• MAC TOOLS tools
• OFF THE EATEN PATH commercially-compostable snack bags
• OXICLEAN plastic pouches
• POP SOCKETS products and packaging
• PORTER-CABLE tools
• SCHWARZKOPF empty aerosol containers, hair care and hair color jars, lids, bottles, closures, tubes, pumps, and caps made from plastics and flexible or rigid aluminum
• SELSUN BLUE product packaging including tubes, dark plastic bottles, tubs, sticks, pumps and caps
• STANLEY tools
• SWIFFER used wet or dry refills (please make sure they are dry before you drop them off at my house)
• VTECH electronic learning devices and electronic toys
• WELEDA personal care packaging