For decades there was no way to recycle empty toothpaste tubes. Every minute about 38,000 of them ended up as trash, dumped in landfills or incinerators around the world.

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 ...

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According to a report by ThePackHub, Colgate-Palmolive actually began work on a fully recyclable solution in 2013. The result ...

How many tubes of toothpaste do you think you’ve used in your life? Think of a number. Now, think of the fact that it takes the average tube of toothpaste 500 years to break down. When you factor in ...

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 ...

When you’re brushing your teeth and you’ve squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste, you probably toss the empty tube in the trash. Few people realize that most toothpaste tubes are now recyclable—at ...

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 ...

A man has maintained his world record title for the largest collection of toothpaste tubes. Val Kolpakov, a dentist from Alpharetta, Georgia, has a collection of thousands of toothpaste tubes, ...

Since the start of the new year, 383 locales and 12 First Nations communities in Ontario have fully transitioned to the new ...