TerraCycle Part IV: Legacy & Letting Go

I'm back! Did ya miss me? Still settling in to ma new digs and West Coast life- a whole new city of Trash to explore! Been here about a month, but I'm back from the hiatus! As promised, here is the last installment of the TerraCycle series! All good things must come to an end, even … Continue reading TerraCycle Part IV: Legacy & Letting Go →

TerraCycle Part III: Speaking of Solo…

Now, not that Solo really promoted more healthy activities then consuming an exorbitant amount of junk food, it did present a unique opportunity to access a bigger student population and catapult our program to new heights.Now I know this may come as a shock to some of you but, college kids LOVE to drink from … Continue reading TerraCycle Part III: Speaking of Solo… →

TerraCycle Part II: Expansion & Obsession

A successful program isn't only about a strong idea, or plan to "scale up" but recognizing where you fall flat and creating a plan to overcome it. For me, most of the time the answer is a "who": Who do I know that will do this better? Who has the skills or network? Who is … Continue reading TerraCycle Part II: Expansion & Obsession →

TerraCycle Part I: Implementation & Norming

This is actually the second post is a series on my biggest trash adventure/project to date. You can find the first one here. I'd be amiss not sharing this set of stories because it was such an integral part of development & understanding of trash.After discovering TerraCycle and realizing the potential for growth on a … Continue reading TerraCycle Part I: Implementation & Norming →

Sadly Solo

You know you have a trash problem when your friends send you things like this on a regular basis...Look out in the next week for the first in a series of blog posts on how we diverted over 10,000 solo cups from a landfill!

Newton had his apple..

And I had my banana.It's been rough trying to decide what my very first post should be. I'm doing a little back tracking since my relationship with trash really kicked into high gear 5 years ago. So I don't want this to be a blog all in the past tense, but also some of my … Continue reading Newton had his apple.. →