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Rubbermaid® Food Storage Free Recycling Program

Recycle all brands of well-used food storage containers.

Recycle with TerraCycle

Glass containers and lids

Plastic bottles and caps

Plastic containers and lids

Plastic bottles and caps

Plastic containers and lids

Glass containers and lids

Plastic bottles and caps

Plastic containers and lids

Plastic bottles and caps

Plastic containers and lids

Recycle from anywhere

How it works

We’ve made getting started with the Rubbermaid® Food Storage Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your well-used food storage containers to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them. Enrollment limits apply. If the program is full, you will be added to a waitlist.

Collect

Create a TerraCycle account and join this program. Then reuse any box you have to start collecting your well-used food storage containers.

Print Free Label

When your box is full, sign in to your TerraCycle account to download and print a prepaid shipping label.

Ship

Seal your box, affix the prepaid shipping label, and send it to us to be recycled.

Get Started

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 food storage containers (plastic and glass).

No, the Rubbermaid Food Storage Recycling Program accepts food storage containers from all brands.

Rubbermaid® has sponsored this free recycling program, so there is no direct cost to you.

We encourage you to ship when your box is full of food storage containers 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.

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Discover Our Recycling Process

Once collected, the well-used food storage containers 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.

Rubbermaid® Food Storage Free Recycling Program

How it works

Collect

Print Free Label

Ship

Get Started

What can I send in through this recycling program?

Can I only collect Rubbermaid®-brand food storage containers?

Are there any costs associated with participating in this program?

What are the best practices for shipping my recycling to TerraCycle?

Do I need to clean the items before I send them in?

Discover Our Recycling Process