Recyclable Plastic Tube

Most toothpaste tubes use multiple layers of different material, making them non-recyclable and resulting in an estimated 1.5 billion plastic tubes entering the landfill or worse each year. Certain brands are moving to a mono-material plastic tube, meaning the tubes are now recyclable because they are made from just one material. Still plastic, but a big improvement to the status quo.

Metal Toothpaste Tube

Get out of plastic completely by going metal! Yes, you heard that right, there are now toothpaste brands that are choosing metal instead of plastic, providing a recyclable packaging option with a premium feel. Note that recycling may not be quite as simple as just putting the tube in your recycling bin and recycling infrastructure can vary by location.

Sustainable Board Boxes

Most toothpaste tubes at retail come in a folding carton! For a more sustainable approach, consider starting with FSC certified boards that ideally contain recycled materials. If you're looking to eliminate trees altogether, check out options like hemp, bamboo, or sugarcane as your base material. A bamboo toothbrush paired with a bamboo box would make a fantastic sustainability story!

Toothpaste Tablets

Toothpaste tablets are growing in popularity, due to the fact that they remove the need to have a tube altogether. Tablets can be packaged in a tin, glass jar, compostable bio resin jar, and if you want to be super eco, you can ship repeat purchases to customers in a compostable pouch and they can refill their original packaging again and again.

These are just a few of the sustainable packaging options available and many more are hitting the market as we speak.

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