Oral Care Recycling

Oral Care Recycling Program accepted waste:

Any brand of toothpaste tubes and caps (empty)

Any brand of floss containers (empty)

Any brand of toothbrushes (non-electric)

Any brand of outer packaging for toothpaste, floss, and toothbrushes

Drop Off Locations:

795 Allison Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (drop off open 24/7)

877 W Fremont Ave D2, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (drop off open 24/7)

Oral Care Recycling Program brought to you by: ZeroW.org, Colgate, TerraCycle

In addition to reducing plastic trash and turning it into something useful, this program also generates monetary donations from TerraCycle/Colgate to Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to encourage more people to bicycle -- reducing Climate Change, increasing health, and making all our local streets safer for everyone.

Oral Care Recycling Landscape Flyer

Oral Care Recycling Portrait Flyer

Notes:

ZeroW.org manages the local collection and shipping using volunteer power.

Colgate funds the program and is a good example of Extended Producer Responsibility. In fact they are going above and beyond by handling oral care waste from any producer.

TerraCycle provides the logistics for material and financial flows.