Comments on: “Garbage Moguls” – A new reality show about Terracycle

By: carouser

carouser — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:40:38 +0000

Very clever; and much more respectable than most Jersey reality sleaze. Maybe Teresa Giudice can see if Szaky will throw her a couple of bucks for what’s left of her bankruptcy sale; or better yet, maybe Danielle Staub can take the fake hair that got ripped out of her head this season, and TerraCyle can turn it into something useful. We know Danielle is all about giving back to the community.

There is an irony Szaky, and that is, you can take trash in Jersey, and actually make it worth something. Too bad you can’t recycle people.

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2010/08/welcome-to-the-new-reality-trash-show-garbage-moguls/

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:33:49 +0000

I think you would have better luck pelletizing plastic bottles for the trash can idea. Try shampoo, or mouth wash bottles, or even plastic deoderant containers. those should pelletize fairly easy. If you can get these things pelletized, you could sell the plastic pellets to plastic injection moulding companies. just know what kind of plastic it is: ex. poly urathane, or poly propolene. Just an idea.

By: Tiesha Rudo

Tiesha Rudo — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:47:16 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:55:30 +0000

It is also sad that they did not even document that they are truly fulfilling their mission — to keep hundreds of tons of garbage out of landfills. The only thing they documented is that they have delayed the entry of hundreds of tons of trash into landfills i.e. until the oreo wrapper kites and billboard bags with seatbelt clasps get thrown out into the trash.

This could be fixed if they designed their products to be completely recyclable themselves. As far as I saw, they did not say or show they were doing this.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:01:28 +0000

Cindi, my thoughts exactly. I was also disturbed by how much they did not seem to care about the environment. Everyone was running around with disposable coffee and dunken donuts cups. Calling the stuff they were making “garbage”.

By: Cindi

Cindi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:21:10 +0000

This show was stupid….. Can’t believe a group of young people didn’t think to get on the internet to find kite building information instead ran out to purchase and COPY a kite. Seemed the only person doing a “great” job was the girl sewing the backpack and oh yeah the kite as my husband said “if it wasn’t for her they wouldn’t sell anything she deserves a huge raise.” Also, the backpack could have been done much better the pockets added didn’t appeal at all so much more potential. I would also fire an employee not pulling his weight not just kid around and hug it out.

By: Planet Zero Gravity

Planet Zero Gravity — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:29:51 +0000

I am watchng the show now! It is great and I am going to tell everyone! One of the main reasons why we started our buisness, Planet Zero Gravity-Stainless Steel Water Bottles, is because of the unneccesary plastic pollution.
What a great concept and solution that Terracyle is offering by truly turning trash into eco-friendly useable treasures. This kind of company really creates green jobs and fosters creativity.

Thanks National Geographic for shows like this and Terracyle for your ingenuity!

http://www.planetzerogravity
Water Bottles For The Green Generation-Stay Hydrated!

By: Earth Day Inspiration | Reenita's Wisdom

Earth Day Inspiration | Reenita's Wisdom — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:31:49 +0000

[...] Then check out “Garbage Moguls,” a new National Geographic show that premieres today at 9 PM ET/PT. The show focuses on Terracycle, a company that successfully “up-cycles” garbage into attractive and high quality consumer products that are then retailed at top stores like Walmart and Officemax. I watched a preview of the recently, it is a hilarious reality show that follows the Terracycle team’s unorthodox creative process ― the brain-racking and stress, the silliness and infighting ―all working to build a profitable business with products composed entirely of trash. Read more about Garbage Moguls here. [...]