Collect with large TerraCycle Pouches
Recycle pet food packaging by using our large TerraCycle Pouch. Please clean, dry, and ensure no residual food are left on any item. Make sure to check off the “Pet food packaging” checkbox on the front of the TerraCycle Pouch. When the TerraCycle Pouch is full, seal it, then scan the QR code or log in to your account to schedule a pickup. Place the TerraCycle Pouch on your doorstep, and we’ll pick it up at the scheduled time.
Buy large TerraCycle PouchesHow we recycle
When we receive your TerraCycle Pouch, we check it in and sort out anything that isn't accepted waste.
The consolidated materials are shredded, cleaned, and processed.
The recycled plastics are used to make new products, including items that will benefit your local community.
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Each TerraCycle Pouch is opened upon receipt and visually inspected for any non-compliant materials, then consolidated for processing in bulk.
The consolidated materials are size-reduced through shredding and cleaned in temperature-regulated water baths with agitation and surfactants to remove residual product or other contaminants.
The clean plastics are then sorted by density profile and composition through multi-stage air, optical, and water-based mechanical sortation systems. Clean, sorted plastics are mixed with other plastics to make recycled plastic blends that are then used by various manufacturers to make new products.