One man's trash is another man's treasure--so the old saying goes, but in this case, it's true. You CAN make amazing things out of trash--just take a look at Terracycle. The folks at this company take old cookie wrappers and juice pouches and make some really cool stuff:
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cool bags out of used packaging!
But that's not all they do. Terracycle is constantly on the look out for packaging to make the things that they sell (some of the money they make goes to charities too!). If you have what they're looking for, they'll pay YOU for your trash (they've upcycled over 1 BILLION pieces of waste from over 5 MILLION people to date)! Visit their site at www.terracycle.net to find out more about what they do, and what they make.
Want to make your own upcycled gear? Collect some plastic bags and CLICK HERE!