Mixed Materials

Expensive to recycle

Harmful to animals

Not easy to collect

1. On Halloween Americans spend about $4 Billion on candy

2. An average American consumes about 24.7 lbs. of candy every year, which is the equal to weight of my younger

brother!

3. Unfortunately, almost all of the candy wrappers end up in

landfill.

4. An average US household spends $44 on candy every Halloween.

5. In 2015, the total Halloween spending on candies is about 7 billion dollars!

6. Americans over the age of 18 consume 65 percent of all the candy produced each year.

Candy Wrapper Solutions We are going to share a couple of solutions with you that we have come up with so far. 1. Have a box labeled “Candy Wrappers”

In this box, your family can dispose their candy wrappers Every 2 or 3 months, you can send the candy wrappers to the terracycling company where they will be made into

usable things, for example, bags, bracelets, hairbands, etc. What is terracycling?

Terracycling is the art of recycling candy wrappers by turning them into interesting crafts, like bags, dresses, shoes, bracelets, hats, necklaces, and many more.

2. Shred candy wrappers to use as stuffing material Shred candy wrappers to stuff pillows, mattresses, or any other comfortable material. This method will save many birds (as their feathers are used for stuffing many of these items.

3. Make your own crafts

The instructions to make these are all over the internet.

4. A Candy Wrapper App

Find out what kind of craft you can make, how you can

make, etc.

Provide platform for all those interested in terracycling. Keep everyone inspired by letting them know an

individual’s contribution in specific number of recycled wrappers in a given month from its “Information” page.

Bring community together for recycling

Sharing

Shared our presentation/idea with all parents.

Posted our presentation on YouTube for everyone to get inspired from our idea.

Shared our presentation on SlideShare for wider reach.

References Visit to Recycling Center Meeting with Fred Myer store manager.

Various online sources

a. Tercycle.com b. Earth911.com c. CandyAddict.com d. Bibliobags.blogspot.com e. Pinterest.com f. Redesignreport.com g. CandyWrapperMuseum.com h. RecycleScene.com