Plastic-based toothpaste tubes have traditionally been a no-no on the recycling front, with their flexible layers of mixed materials a thorn in the side of council recycling schemes and diligent ...

The packaging will feature limited edition “Recycle Me!” messaging and is intended to build recycling awareness among both consumers and MRF operators. Colgate has launched a line of recyclable ...

Toothpaste tubes and other squeezable plastic containers are getting closer to being more sustainable in the U.S. Some 90% of toothpaste tubes on the market are now made in a way that makes them ...

If we can put an astronaut on the moon, why can't we make a plastic toothpaste tube that can be recycled? That might have been a valid question a year ago. But not anymore. This month ...

Most people trash empty toothpaste tubes without hesitation. Colgate teamed with a health and beauty products retailer to turn that dental-care waste into something more sustainable. Building on the ...

How hard are toothpaste tubes to recycle? Many end up in landfills each year, prompting an initiative to clean, cut, and injection mold them into new toothpaste pots. This project highlights the ...

Procter & Gamble Oral Care, Cincinnati, has released its newest packaging across its Crest, Oral-B and Blend-a-med toothpaste brands. The three brands now feature recyclable high-density polyethylene ...

Depending on your local recycling center, you can’t toss your toothbrush into the recycling bin. Well you can, but you’ll just be adding trash for the workers to pick out. And you shouldn’t throw your ...

Toothpaste tubes, deodorant and hand cream containers will be accepted in blue bag curbside recycling throughout Nova Scotia starting Monday. Companies that produce, import or sell packaging and paper ...

Colgate and Watsons Hong Kong have teamed up to launch the city’s first toothpaste tube recyclable take-back programme to raise awareness of environmental protection. This comes as sustainability has ...

Award-winning senior researcher/writer with 25 years' experience writing about wellbeing, covering everything from indigestion remedies to insect repellents. Plastic-based toothpaste tubes have ...