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在汤姆·萨奇眼中,人们随手扔掉的果汁包装袋可不是垃圾,他看到的是一个铅笔袋;而一张被丢弃的唱片,可以变身为挂钟;糖果纸呢?当然是漂亮的风筝啦!汤姆·萨奇,28岁,美国人,新泽西州地球循环公司总裁。地球循环公司不像其他垃圾回收公司那样把垃圾打碎、分解或制成浆,再做成其他东西,而是收集各种废弃包装,想办法让它们“重生”。比如,优酪乳瓶可以改造成花盆;零食包装袋可以做成浴帘。如今,公司制作的商品多达200种,通过Petco(美国大型宠物连锁店)、沃尔玛等零售企业销售,市值达740万美元,并已进军墨西哥、加拿大、英国和巴西。
In Tom Saatchi’s eyes, the fruit juice bags that people throw away are not garbage. He sees a pencil bag. A discarded record can be turned into a wall clock. Confectionery paper is beautiful. Kite! Tom Saatchi, 28, American, president of the New Jersey Earth Cycle Company. Earth Cycle Company does not shred, disintegrate, or paste waste as other garbage recycling companies do. Instead, it collects various waste packaging and tries to “rebirth” them. For example, yogurt bottles can be converted into flower pots; snack bags can be made into shower curtains. Today, there are as many as 200 products produced by the company, which are sold through retailers such as Petco (large American pet chain stores) and Wal-Mart, with a market value of US$7.4 million and have entered Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.