Taco Bell Is Recycling Old Sauce Packets In Mercer County

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — If you have a whole kitchen drawer of hot sauce packets, and don't know what to do with them, don't worry. Taco Bell has a plan.

In partnership with TerraCycle, Taco Bello locations in Mercer County, are helping customers to divert used hot sauce packets away from landfills by recycling and reusing them.

Consumers can bring all brands and types of empty, used sauce packets to participating drop-off sites for recycling. Once collected, the waste will be sent to TerraCycle, where it will be cleaned and melted into hard plastic and remolded into new recycled products, the company said.

“This recycling initiative empowers local Taco Bell locations and community spaces to promote sustainable initiatives in their own towns while encouraging residents to take an active role in helping to preserve the environment,” Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle said in a statement.

“Our aim is to provide an opportunity for entire communities throughout New Jersey to collect waste and be part of the solution to keep these packets out of landfills and the environment.”

Participants are encouraged to share online how they are recycling by using the hashtag #RecycleYourSauce. This program will be available through Earth Day, April 22.

To find the nearest participating Mercer county location, click here.

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