Revamped collections have started in outdoor bins at the Monona library (outside the Nichols Road entrance)!
Revamped collections have started in outdoor bins at the Monona library outside the Nichols Road entrance! Scroll down to see what we are collecting and how you should sort the stuff you bring.
Winnequah TerraCycle is run by a group of volunteers in the Madison area, and is headquartered at First United Methodist Church, Madison.
Through TerraCycle, some items that cannot be recycled through our regular, municipal recycling program can be recycled. We are collecting items at Monona Public Library and First United Methodist Church (203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, WI 53703) to ship to TerraCycle.
We are committed to helping people recycle properly through TerraCycle AND through the Madison Municipal curbside collection program. Two of our team attended the City of Madison's Master Recycler class in April and July of 2021. Click here to see our tips on being better recyclers and stewards of the environment.
To stay up to date with the latest news from Winnequah TerraCycle, check this website, or “like” us on Facebook, TerraCycle Winnequah. For questions, email winnequahterracycle@gmail.com, or message us on Messenger.
To join our group of volunteers, please email or message us. New volunteers are always welcome!
What are we collecting?
Please read carefully! The collections are constantly changing because of the nature of the TerraCycle programs we have access to. To drop off items at First United Methodist Church, please contact us (details will be added to the website soon). Here are details on how to drop off items at Monona Library:
We now have four green labelled bins outside the library. Three of the bins are for three different collections (drink pouches, snack pouches, and dental items). The fourth bin is for all the rest of the collections combined. Please bag the collections individually for this bin.
We collect the following items:
Aluminum and plastic drink pouches & straws, from any company or brand. No juice boxes (recycle in municipal collections). Click here for details.
Pouches and caps from squeezable fruit and veggie snacks, any brand (e.g.: Go-Go Squeez). Click here for details.
Toothpaste tubes and caps, floss containers, manual toothbrushes (no electric toothbrush heads), soap packaging, deodorant containers and caps. Click here for details.
Empty writing instruments, glue sticks, watercolor dispensers, paint sets, and flexible packaging. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details.
Personal care (including lipstick and makeup) packaging; vitamins, minerals, and supplements packaging; cough, cold, flu, sore throat, and nasal care packaging; and infant formula and child nutrition packaging. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details. Please note that TerraCycle has discontinued this program.
All Brita filters, pitchers, dispensers, bottles, faucet systems, and packaging. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details.
Trigger heads, pumps, air freshener cartridges, and plugs. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details.
(New!) Simple Truth™, Private Selection®, Kroger® Brand, Comforts®, HemisFares®, Luvsome®, Abound® and other Kroger Co brands flexible plastic packaging. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details.
(New!) Late July® Snacks packaging. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details.
(New!) ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda pouches, ARM & HAMMER™ Power Paks Laundry Detergent pouches, OXICLEAN™ Laundry Detergent Paks pouches, OXICLEAN™ 2in1 Stain Fighter Power Paks pouches, and OXICLEAN™ White Revive Laundry Stain Remover Power Paks pouches. Bag these before dropping into bin. Click here for details.
Please note: For safety reasons, we are not collecting razor blades in the bins at Monona or FUMC. Please contact us to arrange a drop-off. To streamline our collections, we are no longer collecting instrument strings. For information on where to recycle them, click here.