Colgate redesigned its toothpaste tubes so they can go into curbside recycling bins. It could eventually keep a billion tubes out of landfills each year. Every year, Americans toss a billion tubes of ...

Of the hundreds of thousands of tubes of toothpaste sold in the U.S. each year, most end up in landfills. The tubes, which are usually made of a mix of materials including aluminum, aren’t accepted at ...

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 ...

Colgate has developed the first recyclable toothpaste tube. The Association of Plastic Recyclers recognized the innovative container that will help toothbrushers do their part to save the planet. And ...

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 ...

From April, aluminium foil and plastic tubes - including used toothpaste tubes - will be included in kerbside recycling ...

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 ...

(WPRI) ─ Colgate has created a “first-of-its-kind” recyclable toothpaste tube. The company, which is calling it a “breakthrough” product, said it has begun the switch to the recyclable tubes in the ...

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is investigating complaints from an advertising watchdog that "recyclable" claims on much-touted high density polyethylene toothpaste tubes from ...

Schools can turn old toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes into fresh supplies in a contest announced by Colgate, ShopRite and TerraCycle. Between now and June 30, schools can collect used oral care waste ...

A tube of toothpaste is not the easiest thing to recycle. But what if you didn’t have to worry about recycling the tubes at all? The Kind Lab, a company based out of Los Angeles, has officially ...

New York-based Colgate-Palmolive says it has finalized the design of a first-of-its-kind recyclable toothpaste tube, saying the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, announced its ...