Like many, I live in a town that requires specialized trash bags in order to have your garbage picked up each week. The flimsy town bags often rip, which leads me to purchase regular trash bags in addition. All of this adds up!
We recycle everything we can in our weekly recycling bins, however, there are some things that just aren't allowed in those bins, like toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes. But I've discovered a way to recycle those types of products, reducing the amount of trash my family produces! This, in turn, reduces our trash bag consumption and costs.
TerraCycle works with manufacturers to offer free recycling programs for things that aren't typically recyclable. I am currently participating in a Tom's of Maine recycling program, which although sponsored by Tom's of Maine is not actually brand specific. I can send any brand toothpaste tubes, toothbrushes, deodorant containers and more to be recycled.
There are so many other recycling programs available through TerraCycle, just take a look! Some I signed up for include:
- BIC stationary: All brands of empty writing instruments, glue sticks, watercolor dispensers, paint sets, and flexible packaging
- Cigarette waste: Extinguished cigarettes, cigarette filters, loose tobacco pouches, outer plastic packaging, inner foil packaging, rolling paper, and ash.
- Tom's of Maine: All brands of mouthwash bottles and caps, toothbrushes, deodorant containers and caps, soap packaging, floss containers, and toothpaste tubes and caps
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts
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