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Tide Free Recycling Program

Recycle Tide, Gain, Downy, Bounce, NBD., and Dreft fabric care packaging

Recycle Curbside

Bounce paperboard packaging

Dreft bottles and caps

Gain bottles and caps

Downy bottles and caps

Tide bottles and caps

Recycle with TerraCycle

Tide tubs and lids

NBD. fabric care packaging

NBD. Eco-Box packaging

NBD. bottles and triggers

Downy pouches

Dreft fabric care packaging

Gain tubs and lids

Tide fabric care packaging

Tide pouches

Bounce paperboard packaging

Dreft bottles and caps

Gain bottles and caps

Downy bottles and caps

Tide bottles and caps

Use our interactive map below to find municipal/local (non-TerraCycle) recycling options. You can typically recycle Tide, Downy, Gain, and Dreft fabric care bottles and caps that have a #2 or #5 plastic identification symbol at these locations. As the information in this map is publicly sourced, we recommend contacting locations before visiting to ensure they are still accepting this type of waste for recycling. Please help us keep our information current by contacting mapupdates@terracycle.com to recommend adding new locations and/or changes to current ones.

If no local (non-TerraCycle) recycling solution exists in your area for these items in the map below, you can include them in your shipments through TerraCycle’s Tide Free Recycling Program.

Please note that volunteer administrators (not TerraCycle) manage drop-off points. The administrators choose the location, hours, and accepted waste streams. Please contact the administrator if you have questions about or suggestions for a specific drop-off location.
Let us know if you find a location that is no longer active by emailing us at mapupdates@terracycle.com.

Tide tubs and lids

NBD. fabric care packaging

NBD. Eco-Box packaging

NBD. bottles and triggers

Downy pouches

Dreft fabric care packaging

Gain tubs and lids

Tide fabric care packaging

Tide pouches

Recycle from anywhere

How it works

IMPORTANT!

Tide is closing their free recycling program on June 30, 2026. Please download your free shipping label by this date and send your shipment as soon as possible. To continue recycling fabric care packaging, please join one of our other fabric care packaging free recycling programs. Thank you!

We’ve made getting started with the Tide Free Recycling Program easy! Simply request a QR code or shipping label with FedEx, or download a shipping label via UPS to send your Tide, Downy, Gain, Bounce, NBD., and Dreft fabric care packaging to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle them.

Please recycle locally where possible. Paperboard packaging and Tide, Downy, Gain, and Dreft fabric care bottles and caps may be recyclable through your local curbside service or municipal recycling drop-off locations. If you can't recycle them locally, you can send them to TerraCycle to be recycled.

Collect

Create a TerraCycle account and join this program. Then, reuse any box you have to start collecting your Tide, Gain, Downy, Bounce, NBD., and Dreft fabric care packaging.

Request a shipping label

When your box is full, sign in to your TerraCycle account and request a QR code or shipping label with FedEx, or download a shipping label via UPS.

Ship

Seal your box, remove old labels, and your chosen shipping carrier will send it to us to be recycled.

Get started

Participating in this program is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.

Send in fabric care products and packaging from brands Tide, Gain, Downy, NBD., and Dreft, including plastic components (dispensing cup, bag, nozzle, nozzle clip), plastic packaging wrap, flexible plastic bags, rigid plastic tubs and lids, and Tide To Go pens.

No, the Tide Free Recycling Program accepts fabric care products and packaging from Tide, Gain, Downy, NBD., Dreft, and more.

Proctor & Gamble 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 fabric care packaging to minimize the transportation carbon footprint for this program. Shipping carriers will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry. Your box shouldn’t be heavier than 50 lbs or larger than 18x18x18".

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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Earn recycling rewards

Earn TerraCycle Recycling Rewards 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.

1. Recycle

2. Earn rewards

Send in your recycling to earn reward points. Shipments earn 100 points per pound.

3. Redeem rewards

TerraCycle points can be redeemed for a donation of $0.01 per point to the charitable organization or school of your choice.

Discover our recycling process

Once collected, the Tide, Gain, Downy, Bounce, NBD. & Dreft fabric care packaging is 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.

Learn about Procter & Gamble

Did you know Tide bottles are made from used Tide bottles (and other packaging)? P&G has led efforts in the US to recycle colored plastics and developed a special three-layer bottle to deliver recycled content in their orange Tide bottles. They have been using 25%+ recycled resin on all of their North American detergent bottles for more than 25 years. Now, they are taking this commitment to the planet even further. Click here to learn more.