Subaru employs TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes for PPE waste

Subaru of America announced a new recycling initiative to recycle personal protective equipment (PPE) waste to increase waste due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new initiative is expanding the automaker’s existing recycling collection partnership with TerraCycle, a waste management company. The new collection efforts divert improperly discarded PPE from landfills and incinerators. Subaru will employ TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes to collect disposable masks and gloves across more than 20 offices nationwide, including ports, regional training centers, and the automaker’s headquarters in Camden.Subaru Loves the Earth recycling program“At Subaru, our commitment to maintaining a safe work environment is as strong as our dedication to protecting and preserving our environment by keeping it clean,” said Alan Bethke, senior vice president – Marketing, Subaru. “This expansion of our years-long work with TerraCycle allows us to responsibly wear PPE while furthering the Subaru Love Promise commitment to reduce landfill trash and engage in smart environmental practices, simply because it is the right thing to do.”Zero Waste Boxes provide a convenient recycling solution for all types of single-use PPE, which…

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