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 ...

Residents in Worcester will soon be able to recycle more household items in their bins in a bid by the city council to "reduce confusion". It comes after the BBC revealed waste officials had been ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you’re a roller or a squeezer, the age-old question of what to do with the tube once every inch of toothpaste has been used has finally been answered. For Recycle Week 2025, the humble ...

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

Colgate-Palmolive touts the packaging for some of its Tom’s of Maine and Colgate-branded toothpastes as “a first-of-its kind recyclable tube.” These tubes are primarily made out of high-density ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents in Worcester will soon be able to recycle more household items in their bins in a bid by the city council to "reduce ...

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 ...