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Mars joinsTerraCycle's upcycle efforts

Factory packaging waste from more than 20+ Mars brands will be converted into high-quality consumer products.

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Mars, Inc., McLean, VA, and TerraCycle, Trenton, NJ, announced in April TerraCycle’s largest-ever corporate partnership for upcycling­—diverting materials destined for landfills and repurposing them into new consumer products.

TerraCycle, makers of upcycled products such as worm poop plant food packaged in reused bottles (see packworld.com/casestudy- 24172), will produce affordable, high-quality consumer goods by repurposing surplus and used packaging from more than 20 Mars brands across five business segments—Chocolate, Petcare, Wrigley, Food, and Drinks. Brands include M&M’s, Snickers, Skittles, Twix, Juicy Fruit, Altoids, Pedigree, and Uncle Ben’s.

TerraCycle will upcycle waste packaging from Mars’ U.S. operations into products ranging from cell-phone holders and laptop sleeves to messenger bags, significantly reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. Mars will also sponsor TerraCycle Brigade programs, in which organizations can raise money by collecting used packaging from participating brands and sending it to TerraCycle.

Mars has committed to reducing its waste by 3% yearly. Reducing waste is one of four areas that Mars focuses on in its sustainability initiatives, along with lessening its use of water, energy, and raw materials.

“We at Mars take very seriously our responsibility to uphold our efficiency principle and cut waste,” says Richard Ware, Mars vp of supply chain, R&D, and sustainability. “This partnership with TerraCycle demonstrates Mars’s ongoing commitment to making a difference by reducing the impact of our manufacturing plants on the planet each year.”

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