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TerraCycle Opens First Retail Location in Princeton’s Palmer Square

Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by PNN Editor in Business, Events, Technology, University

TerraCycle, a Trenton-based company that makes eco-friendly products from a wide variety of waste materials, proudly announces the opening of its very first retail location in the same town the company was founded, Princeton, NJ! In 2002, Princeton University freshman Tom Szaky had a dream to run a business that used garbage as its raw material. Tom dropped out of Princeton his freshman year to devote himself full time to his infantile business and after only 2 years, Tom had sold his organic Worm Poop Fertilizers to some of the worlds largest retailers including Walmart and The Home Depot.

Seven years later, and only 2 blocks from the original TerraCycle offices at 20 Nassau Street, TerraCycle has again selected Princeton as the ideal location for a new business venture. The TerraCycle Store officially opened October 1st at 63 Palmer Square West in Princeton and it will directly sell all of the products TerraCycle manufacturers.

The store will also serve as a collection point for each of the 48 different waste streams TerraCycle currently accepts, ranging from used drink pouches to yogurt cups to butter tubs! Two cents will be donated to a local school for each piece of waste collected. Eventually TerraCycle hopes to use the success of this store to open more locations across the country, so they can raise awareness of upcycling and money for more schools nationwide.

TerraCycle the store will also be selling one of a kind artwork made by graffiti artists with whom TerraCycle hosts its Annual graffiti Jam, Mek and Kasso. These truly beautiful pieces of artwork are displayed on the backside of billboard vinyl waste and capture the essence of turning trash to treasure. Our upcycled billboard graffiti art transforms not only the billboard material into something spectacular, but also gives an art form commonly seen in a negative light, a place to be seen as something much more. TerraCycle has always had an admiration for graffiti art and artist regularly repaint both the inside and outside of our main office in Trenton from head to toe in graffiti artwork, so these pieces are truly a representation of our artists, our company, our mission and our passion.

To learn more about the store or to ask questions, please feel free to contact the TerraCycle Store at 609-921-1114 or visit us at 63 Palmer Square West in Princeton, NJ.

To learn more about our comapny visit our website www.terracycle.net