engineer1984 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Check this out: http://www.fritolay.com/our-planet/terracycle.html One of my concerns with vending is the huge amount of trash associated with it. (Sorry, can't help it, I'm a climber and mtn biker and my playgrounds keep getting smaller : ) I found this cool link with Frito-Lay. I'm sure others do it too. Anyway, thought some of you guys and gals would think it was interesting. I was also curious if anyone else did anything to promote recycling or this so called 'upcycling'. Cheers, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 TWO CENTS!! I'm all for recycling, but am I going to see all of my chip prices increase by two cents as well? Two cents is a LOT for a bag o chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineer1984 Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 I didn't read it that way. It sounds to me that anyone could send in the chip bags. It would just happen to be the vendor if you chose to set aside a collection box. They pay for the shipping. They seem to be making a profit off the bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I didn't read it that way. It sounds to me that anyone could send in the chip bags. It would just happen to be the vendor if you chose to set aside a collection box. They pay for the shipping. They seem to be making a profit off the bags. I just can't see how they could make a profit if they DONATED two cents to charity. That wasn't my point though. My point was that I am worried about WHO is going to be paying those two cents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineer1984 Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 We can both agree on your last point. However, charities are common sources of tax write-offs for many businesses. I agree that too many businesses are built such that they are hard to distinguish between a good business and one that is subsidized. From the website, they seem to sell purses, for example, that use the chip bags. This is the profit I was talking about. If the company can make money doing this, then they are innovators. I didn't want to go down a political path, just curious if anyone else finds ways to get rid of the packaging besides throwing it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I try to recycle as much cardboard as possible but I don't know if there's anything else I can really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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