Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2009

Petco of San Diego, Calif., and TerraCycle of Trenton, N.J., have been testing a pet-food-bag recycling program in Petco locations in New York and New Jersey, with a possible national roll out by year’s end, according to Able Zakes, vice president of media relations for TerraCycle.

The program includes bins for customers to turn in empty pet-food bags, which TerraCycle would then make into tote bags.

The program follows TerraCycle’s entry in the pet-product market with a line of natural, “environmentally responsible” pet products, launched at Petco.

The line includes a stain and odor remover, a digging deterrent, a skunk odor remover, and other products packaged in repurposed plastic bottles. It also includes a bird feeder made from repurposed plastic bottles. <HOME>