Every year, Americans toss a billion tubes of Colgate toothpaste in the trash, and they eventually end up in a landfill. But this year, that could change. Colgate’s designers have spent more than five ...

You may have already noticed that tubes of toothpaste can't be recycled after you've used them up—as it turns out, most tubes contain a mix of aluminum, which is usually excluded from curbside ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colgate is rolling out a recyclable toothpaste tube in U.S markets and promoting the tube's recyclability through messaging on the packaging. The tube is made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), ...

One big problem remains: Many sorting centers around the US don’t accept them. The gap between Colgate’s engineering success and the practicalities of where-do-we-toss-our-empties underscores a ...