Recycle your personal care product packaging through this programme
You can recycle your personal care product packaging in 2 different ways:
By dropping it off at a nearby public drop-off location
By setting up your own public drop-off location
To learn more, please take a look at the "How It Works" section further down the page.
There are 2 different ways to participate in this programme:
Find your nearest public drop-off location on the interactive map above and drop off any accepted personal care product packaging during the opening hours.
If there are no public drop-off locations within a 5 mile radius, you can set up your own. Simply follow the steps below:
To learn more about what public drop-off locations are and what it involves to set up one, please click here.
Once you are a member of the programme (by setting up a public drop-off location) and when you are ready to send a shipment, please follow these steps:
Please check out our Accepted Waste Poster below for more details.
Once collected, the personal care product packaging is separated by polymer type and cleaned (if necessary). The material is then extruded into plastic pellets to make new recycled products. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
This programme offers 100 TerraCycle® points for each kilogram of personal care product packaging sent. However, the points will only be awarded if the parcel reaches the minimum weight of 500 grams.
For example:
200 grams = 0 TerraCycle® points
500 grams = 50 TerraCycle® points
1 kilogram = 100 TerraCycle® points
Please note that TerraCycle® points are credited to the accounts of programme members as a reward for their collection efforts. The number of points given is determined by the weight of the parcel. 1 TerraCycle® point is worth 1 penny.
Once credited, the points can be redeemed into financial donations to the charity or school chosen by the owner of the points. The points must be redeemed on the TerraCycle® website.
We believe in taking care of the world around us so want to close the loop on our packaging and with your help, ensure it doesn’t end up in landfills or oceans. That’s why we’ve partnered with award-winning company TerraCycle® to provide a free and simple solution to ensure recycling Burt’s Bees products is easy.
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