Colgate-Palmolive delivered to retailers the colgate-Palmolive Ships first tube recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers. Antiplaque & Whitening toothpaste under the company’s Tom’s of Maine brand. Tom’s will complete the. switch in 2020, when the Colgate brand will start the transition in Europe and North America. By 2025, the company will. Complete needed modifications to tube-making equipment at more than a dozen of its facilities around the world.
Colgate is sharing its innovative technology
With competitors as part of its campaign to transform one of the most widely used forms of plastic packaging that until now could not be Denmark WhatsApp Number Data recycled. In addition to sharing details of its technology, including information subject to Colgate patent applications filed in the US and globally, Colgate has engaged with packaging and recycling stakeholders — including end consumers — to build awareness and acceptance of the “ready-to-recycle” tube. And Colgate engineers are sharing the company’s plans at key packaging forums and other industry meetings.
The company says the decision to freely
Share the tube technology aligns with the its values and sustainability goals. It also contributes to its ongoing work supporting the UN Sustainable Thailand WhatsApp Number List Development Goals and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Foundation’s mission is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. Most of today’s toothpaste tubes are made from sheets of plastic laminate – usually a combination of different plastics – often sandwiched around a thin layer of aluminum. The mix of materials makes it impossible to recycle through conventional methods.
