For decades there was no way to recycle empty toothpaste tubes. Every minute about 38,000 of them ended up as trash, dumped in landfills or incinerators around the world.

Many people are becoming more conscious of how much waste they produce, and that awareness leads to a secondary issue: we realize how many things in life lack a less-wasteful alternative, and ...

Toothpaste tubes can now be recycled in kerbside recycling collections in Somerset. It is one of the first areas to launch the service after more brands have simplified their packaging to a single ...

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 ...

Award-winning senior researcher/writer with 25 years' experience writing about wellbeing, covering everything from indigestion remedies to insect repellents. Plastic-based toothpaste tubes have ...