TerraCycle® Brings Joy to Exeter Community By Donating Bench Planters Made From Recycled Materials

TerraCycle, the global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle materials, has unveiled Sylvania Community Stores and Café in Exeter, Devon, as the winner of two bench planters made entirely from recycled materials.

The bench planters are made using recycled waste collected via TerraCycle’s various recycling solutions including TerraCycle's Zero Waste Bags. These bags allow consumers to recycle 14 different types of waste streams that are not typically recycled kerbside, including crisp wrappers, medicine blister packs, and office supplies. The bench planters are now available for the local community to enjoy.

The bench planters made from recycled materials were awarded to Sylvania Community Stores and Café in Exeter following a donation campaign led by TerraCycle. Zero Waste Bag customers were given the opportunity to nominate their deserving local community groups for a well-earned donation, aimed at enhancing public spaces sustainably. The bench planters are a welcome addition to the local community of Exeter, providing a comfortable place for members of the community to sit and enjoy the outdoors.

TerraCycle hopes that the bench planters will serve as reminders of the hard work that the Sylvania Community Stores and Café does for the local area, while also highlighting the importance of recycling and protecting the environment.

Julien Tremblin, General Manager of TerraCycle Europe, commented: “TerraCycle is delighted to present the Sylvania Community Stores and Café with two bench planters made from recycled materials collected through our Zero Waste Bag solution for hard-to-recycle waste. We are excited to give back to our customers, who are the heart and soul of TerraCycle, and demonstrate how we give new life to the waste they collect by transforming it into practical items. Additionally, we hope that this donation will help raise awareness about the potential of recycled materials, showcasing how they can be used to enhance local communities.”

Laura Day, Manager of Sylvania Community Stores and Café in Exeter, commented: “We are so pleased to have received two bench planters made from recycled materials from TerraCycle. We are thankful that they organised this donation campaign. It has been wonderful to learn that members of our community appreciate our work enough to nominate us for the donation. The bench planters have been a superb addition to our community store and café, and we aim to use them as inspiration for community-based environmental efforts.”

For more information on this competition, please visit https://zerowastebag.co.uk/pages/win-a-zero-waste-bench. To learn more about our Zero Waste Bag solution, please visit https://zerowastebag.co.uk/.