For schools and small businesses
Rubicon in collaboration with the National Wildlife Federation
Help keep your community’s candy wrappers out of landfills this Halloween.
Request a free boxJoin our mission to end waste
Your candy wrapper recycling box will arrive ready to go. Simply ask students or customers to deposit their wrappers in the box. Once it is full, ship the box using the pre-paid shipping label and we will take care of the rest!
For all Trick or Trash fans
The story behind Trick or Trash
Rubicon’s mission is to end waste, in all its forms. We started Trick or Trash in 2019 with that goal in mind.
600 million pounds
of Halloween candy
Research shows that in the United States alone, more than 600 million pounds of candy are purchased each year for Halloween. The vast majority of candy wrappers end up in landfills due to an inability by most curbside recycling programs to recycle them. That's where Rubicon comes in.
By participating in Trick or Trash, you don’t have to trash those candy wrappers and doom them to an eternity in a landfill - or, even worse, in our oceans. Using one of our custom candy wrapper recycling boxes, you can keep our planet clean and contribute to the circular economy.
This year we are expanding Trick or Trash to include schools AND small businesses! We hope communities will come together to help make Halloween sweet and sustainable.
Additional resources
Think beyond the box and spread the word! Created in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation’s Education team and Rubicon’s Sustainability team, these additional resources will encourage deeper learning for students and greater participation across the whole community.
Learn
What will happen to your recycled wrappers? From sneakers to laptops, the possibilities for recycled materials are endless. Our experts have put together fun and educational business factsheets and school lesson plans for grades K-8.
Share
We invite you to share your recycling success story and recycling box photos on social media using the #TrickOrTrash hashtag for your chance to win a year’s supply of boxes for your school or business.
Buy
Have you already filled up your free box? Fear not! You can order more boxes to keep the wrapper recycling going all year round.
About Rubicon
A software company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions
Rubicon is a software company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Using technology to drive environmental innovation, the company helps turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work. Rubicon’s mission is to end waste, in all of its forms, by helping its partners find economic value in their waste streams and confidently execute on their sustainability goals.