The Wall Street Journal: TerraCycle has formed deals with large food and beverage makers to collect discarded wrappers and juice pouches and turn them into pencil cases, umbrellas and other accessories.

The small firm offered large companies a solution to their problem -- how to dispose of wrappings that are tricky and costly to break down and recycle.

TerraCycle's products are starting to appear in large retail stores. And the firm expects their sales to help boost revenue.

TerraCycle Fashions a New Life For Old Wrappers [The Wall Street Journal]

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