We’ve made getting started with the Gerber® Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Gerber® baby food packaging to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it.
Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
Gerber® baby food packaging such as flexible plastic (bags, pouches, inner bags).
Yes, this national recycling program is brand-specific, which means you can only recycle packaging of this particular brand.
Gerber has sponsored this national recycling program, so there is no direct cost to you.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of Gerber® baby food packaging to minimize the transportation carbon footprint for this program. UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before dropping it off, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before shipping.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school or charity of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of our collectors, we've raised over $45 million dollars globally for schools and charities through our recycling programs. Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Program.
Once collected, the Gerber® baby food packaging are cleaned and separated by material type. The materials are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products. Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.