Philips adds manual toothbrushes to free recycling programme (2024)

FAQs

Are Philips toothbrushes recyclable? ›

Another way to recycle your Philips Sonicare Toothbrush is to take it along to your local recycling centre. To find your nearest one, visit RecycleNow .

Chances are you've thrown out a few toothbrushes in the past. Were any of those old toothbrushes recycled? Don't worry if you weren't already aware… but toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and caps, and dental floss containers can all be recycled.

Your local authority may collect small electrical items including your electric toothbrush. Visit your local council page to see if they collect small electrical items. This is usually found under 'what can I Recycle. ' If they do, follow the guidance provided to get your electric toothbrush collected and recycled.

Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be recycled – that includes tootbrushes.

Yes, The Philips Dental Care Free Recycling Programme allows public drop-off locations to receive a branded collection box. Please note this box is only to collect waste into. We will ask you to use another cardboard box for sending your waste to us and to reuse the branded box for collecting new waste.

National Geographic explains that plastic toothbrushes aren't recyclable because the composite plastic used to create them doesn't break apart efficiently, and chunks get stuck in recycling machinery.

A: Yes, many dentists recommend manual toothbrushes for their simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and the control they provide over brushing technique.

The organization says manual toothbrushes can be just as effective as powered ones. The key to preventing tooth decay, say experts, lies in the way a toothbrush -- electric or otherwise -- is used.

A regular manual toothbrush will still clean as well as an electric one. according to dental experts, how you brush is more important than what you brush with.

How it works. We've made getting started with the Colgate Oral Care Free Recycling Program easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your used or empty toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, toothpaste cartons, toothbrush outer packaging, and floss containers to TerraCycle, and we'll recycle them.

Can you recycle Oral B toothbrushes? ›

Yes! We encourage you to send in all your used oral care products and packaging, no matter the brand. Is there a weight limit to how much I can ship through the recycling program? You can send in as much or as little as you like—there is no weight limit to the oral care products you'd like to recycle!

Never put old electricals in your general waste or recycling bins. Like anything with a plug, battery or cable a toaster can be recycled. That means it can be refurbished for reuse or broken down for parts and valuable raw materials. To find your nearest recycling point, pop your postcode in our locator.

Pump action toothpaste tubes are easier to recycle and can be placed in the recycling if your local authority also collects plastic pots, tubs and trays.

Some people even convert hairdryers into unique lamps. Hairdryers and straighteners thrown away with general waste end up in landfill. If you take these items to a household waste recycling centre, the scrap metal the products contain can be retrieved and recycled.

You can bring your Oral-B electric toothbrush to an approved recycling or disposing location in accordance with local regulations. You can locate your nearest recycling centre through the Recycle More website, which will tell you where your nearest recycling centre is for different items.

The heads can be recycled with the brand. Just package them into the prepaid mailers. And the aluminum body of the brushes.

These recyclable toothbrush heads are compatible with Philips Sonicare* Electric Toothbrushes. Once the brush heads have come to the end of their life, just return the brush heads to Brushd using the pre-paid compostable pouch enclosed in the packaging and they will recycle the heads correctly.