Bring your recycling to a participating public drop-off point near you. It's free, and you won't need a TerraCycle account or shipping label.
This map is constantly being updated
Simply request to join this program, and once you are confirmed, your location will show up on the public drop-off point map. Set up boxes that community members can fill with their rubbish to be recycled, and send full boxes to TerraCycle at no cost to you.
Starting and managing a TerraCycle public drop-off point is easy and free! See answers to frequently-asked questions here. Can’t find the answer to your question on this page? Learn more about becoming a public drop-off point.
It’s quite simple to set up and manage a public drop-off point, and you can recruit a group of friends to help!
Set Up:
Manage:
Promote: Spread awareness about your drop-off point (as you see fit) to encourage participation.
Allocate: As you accumulate TerraCycle recycling rewards, choose which charities will receive donations from your points.
Olay sponsors this national recycling program making it free for you to participate.
Public spaces that have good traffic flow and are easily accessible are excellent public drop-off point. Stores, community centres, places of worship, and libraries are great options.
You choose which TerraCycle free recycling programs your public drop-off point will participate in. Collectors can drop off only the rubbish accepted in those TerraCycle programs.
We’ve made getting started with the Olay Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your skin care product packaging to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it.
Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
Any brand of skincare packaging.
The program does not accept:
Packaging still containing lots of product
Aerosol cans or perfume bottles
Makeup wipes or cloth face masks
Nail polish bottles and nail polish remover bottles
Outer cardboard packaging can be recycled with your local council, so please don’t include this in your shipment to TerraCycle.
Olay sponsors this national recycling program making it free for you to participate.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of empties to minimise the footprint of this program. Australia Post will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before sending it to TerraCycle for recycling, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before shipping. Australia Post will not accept dripping items, so please make sure your items are dry.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school, charity, or nonprofit of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of TerraCyclers like you, we've raised millions globally for schools, charities, and other nonprofits through our recycling programs. Learn more about TerraCycle Recycling Rewards.
Once collected, the skin care product packaging is cleaned and separated by material type. The fibres and plastics are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products.
Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.