Toothbrush Recycling Programme CLOSED

IMPORTANT NOTICE - COLLECTION NOW CLOSED

This collection scheme has now ended.

Every year countless pieces of oral care products and packaging end up in landfill sites across the UK.

TerraCycle® and Colgate® partnered in this scheme and we participated from Nov 2018 to Feb 2024.

The programme accepted:

Any brand of toothbrushes
Any brand of toothpaste tube and caps (please ensure the tube is completely empty)
Any brand of toothbrush outer packaging
Any brand of toothpaste cartons
Any brand of electric and battery toothbrush heads
Any brand of dental floss containers and outer floss packaging

During the programme we collected nearly 3000 items weign almost 44kg.

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