Rubicon, Lexington,
Kentucky, announced that its annual Trickor Trash campaign was a success for the third consecutive year,
reaching more schools, small businesses and community organizations than ever
across all 50 U.S. states.Designed to help reduce the waste that accumulates every year
around Halloween, Rubicon’s Trick or Trash campaign provides safe and
easy-to-assemble recycling boxes to schools, universities, small businesses,
community organizations and individuals for discarding candy wrappers.It is estimated that each year, 600 million pounds of candy are
consumed in the United States during the Halloween season, and research from
the National Retail Federation shows
that in 2020 alone, $2.4 billion dollars was spent on candy during the holiday.
The film plastic materials used for candy packaging are notoriously difficult
to recycle, with the vast…
Study concludes recycled materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries outperform new materials
