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 ...

“Our ultimate goal here is to convert the tube industry,” says Tom Heaslip, worldwide director of global packaging at Colgate-Palmolive, headquartered in New York City. Colgate is the first company to ...

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 ...

A federal judge in San Francisco wrestled Tuesday with a metaphysical question: is a toothpaste tube made of completely recyclable materials really recyclable if all of the waste processors refuse to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...