We’ve made getting started with the Calphalon Cooking Tools Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your metal-based cookware, bakeware, and cutlery to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it. Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.
Important note: This program has specific packaging requirements to ensure the safe handling of knives. Please package knives in bubble wrap or cardboard and seal with tape to ensure that knife tips are safely covered. Other metal-based items such as cookware and bakeware do not need to be wrapped.
Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.
All brands of metal-based* cookware, bakeware, and cutlery
(*Nonstick aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, cast iron)
No, the Calphalon Cooking Tools Free Recycling Program accepts metal-based cookware, bakeware, and cutlery from all brands.
Calphalon has sponsored this free recycling program, so there is no direct cost to you.
PACKAGING REQUIREMENT FOR SAFE HANDLING OF KNIVES: Please package knives in bubble wrap or cardboard and seal with tape to ensure that knife tips are safely covered. Other metal-based items such as cookware and bakeware do not need to be wrapped.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of metal-based cookware, bakeware, and cutlery 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 metal-based cookware, bakeware, and cutlery 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.