How to turn garbage into $8 million in sales

NRF SmartBrief | 09/25/2008

Tom Szaky has a thing about garbage. He co-founded a company called TerraCycle in 2001 that turns used plastic bags, cookie wrappers and other tossed-out items into messenger bags, pencil cases and other retail-friendly products. Szaky expects sales to hit $8 million this year. New York Times, The (09/23)


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