TerraCycle Programs available at Green Deer
Burt’s Bees® Recycle On Us
Program accepted waste: Burt’s Bees® personal care, lip care, and beauty care packaging
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In order to recycle this waste stream properly, please make sure all excess product has been removed. Additionally, if you choose to rinse your product, please note that it must be completely dry prior to shipping. You cannot ship dripping packages.
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Once collected, the waste is broken down and separated by material. Plastics are cleaned and pelletized. Click here to learn more about TerraCycle's recycling process.
Diva Recycling Program
DivaCup menstrual cups and DivaWipes packaging.
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Please clean your DivaCup before sending it to TerraCycle. UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
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Once collected, the DivaCup is cleaned, shredded, and put through a hammer-mill until reduced into powder. This powder is used to make recycled products such as flooring tiles, playground or field covers, and athletic tracks. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Gillette® Razor Recycling Program
All brands of blades and razors (systems and disposable units, and replaceable blade cartridge units), rigid plastic packaging, and flexible plastic bag packaging
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Please note your products and packaging must be completely dry prior to shipping. UPS will not accept dripping packages.
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To find out what happens to your razors, blades, and packaging, click here.
Oral Care Recycling Program
Non-electric toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, toothpaste cartons, toothpaste outer packaging, floss containers, and all other non-recyclable products and packaging
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You don’t need to clean the packaging before sending it to TerraCycle, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible (ie: toothpaste)). UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
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Once collected, the oral care products and packaging are cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products, such as park benches and picnic tables. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Tom’s of Maine Natural Care Recycling Program
All personal care mouthwash bottles and caps, toothbrushes, deodorant containers and caps, soap packaging, floss containers, and toothpaste tubes and caps.
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You don’t need to clean the packaging before sending it to TerraCycle, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible (i.e. toothpaste). UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
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Once collected, the personal care packaging is cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remoulded to make new recycled products, such as park benches and picnic tables. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Yves Veggie Cuisine® Recycling Program
Program accepted waste: Yves Veggie Cuisine® flexible plastic packaging and pouches.
Please note: We do not accept Yves Veggie Cuisine® cardboard packaging. Instead, you may recycle this through your municipal recycling program.
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In order to recycle this waste stream properly, please make sure all excess product has been removed (i.e. leftover food). Additionally, if you choose to rinse your product, please note that it must be completely dry prior to shipping. You cannot ship dripping packages.
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Once collected, the flexible plastic packaging and pouches are cleaned and extruded into new polymers that will be remolded to make recycled products. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
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