Create Without Waste: Celebrate National Craft Month with TerraCycle

TRENTON, NJ (March 10, 2025) – March is National Craft Month, a time for makers, DIYers, and creatives to express themselves through their favorite hobbies. Whether you’re sewing, painting, sculpting, or sketching, crafting brings joy and inspiration—but it can also create a surprising amount of waste. This year, TerraCycle encourages crafters to celebrate their creativity while keeping waste out of landfills and incinerators with Zero Waste Box solutions.

“Crafting is all about making something beautiful and meaningful, and that includes being mindful of the waste we create,” said Tom Szaky, Founder and CEO of TerraCycle. “With our Zero Waste Box solutions, crafters can keep their creative spaces uncluttered and waste out of landfills and incinerators by recycling everything from fabric scraps to dried-out markers.”

TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes provide an easy, eco-friendly way to recycle the hard-to-recycle materials that often pile up in craft rooms. Explore these solutions to make your crafting more sustainable:

• Fabric Scraps & Clothing: Don’t toss those fabric remnants or old clothes—recycle them with the Fabrics and Clothing - Zero Waste Box

• Pens, Pencils & Markers: Dried-out markers, empty pens, and plastic mechanical pencils can be recycled with the Pens, Pencils, and Markers - Zero Waste Box

• Disposable Gloves: If you use gloves for painting, dyeing, or sculpting, keep them out of the trash with the Disposable Gloves - Zero Waste Box 

• 3D Printing Materials: 3D printing scraps, failed prints, and spent spools can all be recycled using the 3D Printing Materials - Zero Waste Box

• Art Supplies: From dried-up glue sticks to used paint tubes, the Art Supplies - Zero Waste Box is perfect for recycling a variety of artistic materials.

• Paint: Got leftover latex or acrylic paint from your latest masterpiece? Skip the mess and recycle those empty cans with the Up Paint x TerraCycle Paint - Zero Waste Box 

• Paint Brushes & Related Waste: When your trusty brushes have seen their last stroke, don’t toss them—recycle them! The Painting Brushes and Related Waste - Zero Waste Box gives well-loved brushes and other painting tools a waste-free farewell.

• Glue Sticks & Bottles: Keep adhesive waste out of the landfill with the Glue Sticks and Bottles - Zero Waste Box

This National Craft Month, make sustainability a part of your creative process. TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box solutions make it easy to clean up responsibly, ensuring that every brushstroke, stitch, and sketch contributes to a more sustainable future. To learn more about how to collect and recycle your crafting materials with TerraCycle, visit www.terracycle.com. 

About TerraCycle

TerraCycle is an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled materials, and reuse. Across 21 countries, TerraCycle is on a mission to eliminate waste and develop practical solutions for today’s complex waste challenges. The company engages an expansive multi-stakeholder community across a wide range of accessible programs, from Fortune 500 companies to schools and individuals. To learn more about TerraCycle and join them on their journey to move the world from a linear economy to a circular one, please visit www.terracycle.com.