Of the hundreds of thousands of tubes of toothpaste sold in the U.S. each year, most end up in landfills. The tubes, which are usually made of a mix of materials including aluminum, aren’t accepted at ...

“Our ultimate goal here is to convert the tube industry,” says Tom Heaslip, worldwide director of global packaging at Colgate-Palmolive, headquartered in New York City. Colgate is the first company to ...

After five years of research, Colgate-Palmolive recently revealed Australia’s first recyclable toothpaste tube. Why is this exciting? They are eager to share the design with the rest of the toothpaste ...

After five years of research, Colgate-Palmolive recently revealed Australia’s first recyclable toothpaste tube. Why is this exciting? They are eager to share the design with the rest of the toothpaste ...

Consumer products giant Unilever will introduce new recyclable toothpaste tubes for several of its brands later this year, part of a corporate mission to design only plastic packaging that is reusable ...

A federal judge in San Francisco wrestled Tuesday with a metaphysical question: is a toothpaste tube made of completely recyclable materials really recyclable if all of the waste processors refuse to ...

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It's a household name targeting a dental condition that affects a reported 40 million Americans. Here's what to know if ...

DEAR HELOISE: How much longer do we have to put up with tubes of toothpaste that we can’t empty like we used to by rolling up the tube? I have to cut open the tube, where almost one-third of the ...