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 ...

In order to combat the hundreds of millions of empty toothpaste tubes that are destined for landfill across the world each year, Canadian entrepreneurs Mike Medicoff and Damien Vince have created a ...

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 ...

Schools can turn old toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes into fresh supplies in a contest announced by Colgate, ShopRite and TerraCycle. Between now and June 30, schools can collect used oral care waste ...

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 ...