Vets and shelters can enhance sustainability with Terracycle’s recycling solution
VetCycle uses vet-specific Zero Waste Box to recycle the most common types of waste found in animal care settings
TerraCycle's VetCycle is an easy to use, all-in-one recycling solution designed to help veterinary professionals across Canada recycle hard-to-recycle waste found in vet clinics, animal shelters, and labs. VetCycle collects items like personal protective equipment (PPE), plastic food packaging, pet products like leashes, muzzles, brushes, and general cleaning supplies that are not accepted by municipal recycling services.
"Vet clinics and shelters generate tons of single-use waste from grooming, feeding, and routine physicals," says Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle. "Since most pet products tend to end up in landfills or incinerators, we developed VetCycle to make it easy for vets to recycle this hard-to-recycle waste."
To address these complex waste streams and more, VetCycle uses TerraCycle's Zero Waste Box solution to recycle the most common types of waste found in veterinary settings.
How VetCycle works:
- Order: Veterinary staff select the Zero Waste Boxes that suit their needs. They are then shipped directly to their locations.
- Collect: The Zero Waste Boxes are placed in designated high-traffic areas throughout the office to easily collect the various types of waste.
- Ship: Once full, the veterinary staff sends their Zero Waste Boxes to TerraCycle via the pre-affixed UPS shipping labels.
- Recycle: TerraCycle recycles the waste into raw material for use in new products.
