In Norway we "pant" or drinking bottles. If a bottle water is 2 dollars and 20 cents, the 20 cents would be the pant (usually it's between 10-25 cents depending on the size of the bottle). After a while you will have a bunch of these bottles saved up, and that's when the pant comes in use. Because in our food stores we have a machine that takes back all these bottles, before they are sent for recycling, and when you pant your bottle you get back the pant you paid (10-25 cents). Therefore more people recycle.
They do it in Sweden, Denmark and (I think) Germany too. Probably other places in Europe as well. In Denmark, the Pant system has recently been expanded, so they now accept almost all kinds of bottles of cans even if they don't have the Pant logo on them.
personally as someone who shops at lush (I know it’s not accessible to everyone) I take the black tops from the bottles back and then recycle the plastic bottles. I also save the black pots and take 5 at a time back for a free face mask.
But lush is expensive and their cosmetics are really bad lmao. I’ve tried the lipstick and eyeliner and I hated them! And their face powers are just so dry
Side note: use cruelty free products! Testing on animals uses added energy, water, etc to do so cruelty free/vegan products have a lasting effect on the earth!
Its really easy to clean lotion and conditioner out of a bottle if you put in a bit of water and a bit of dish soap and shake it around. The sodium laurel sulfate in the dish soap will break down the silicones in the lotion or conditioner (typically dimethicone). Silicones are hydrophobic which is what makes them so difficult to rinse away.
Pour some hot water into the bottles. Shake them up. Dump water out. Repeat until water runs clear. Boom! Clean bottles that can now be recycled. Good to know about the orgins thing.
Cassie Best Ever! I don't know how it works in other countries, but in Germany you explicitly should not wash your plastics. Just because the impact to the environment due to the waste of water is worse than letting them be cleaned during the recycling process. Same applies to using a dishwasher instead of doing the dishes by hand. The dishwasher cleans far more effectively.
You're right. Since even shampoos contain chemicals that are not environment friendly, using that last bit ensures there is less product used. Because its one more time you didn't use a new bottle. That is another way to care for the environment.
@Annie I live by coconut oil! For my empties, Lush do a bring back 5 pots get a free face mask. Or I turn them into cacti planters, or just reuse and fill them with other products.
Buy a pair of strong scissors. Cut the container open. Use the rest of the product, then recycle the container. Simple. For shampoo/conditioner/body wash, even simpler. When only a bit of product is left, dilute with water and after 1-2 more uses, rinse and recycle. Also, recycling has advanced to the point that many items don't have to be perfectly clean.
Or u can wash the containers and reuse them like for example a homemade facemask and all sorts of things. i do this all the time and it makes me feel good by reuseing something for another purpose
I'm so glad this video was made! I'm in the middle of moving and I finally have to recycle my beauty products that I've tried out but haven't used up. I have tried shelters, but used products are not accepted (understandable). I've asked friends as well and gave away a few, but many are unclaimed.
Shampoo and body wash still works even if moderately diluted, so you can put some water into the bottle to flush the remaining contents out and use it as-is. Most of other products can have its container cut open allowing you to scrape the remains off the container wall and scoop them out. Some brands offer refills of various products using a reduced package, choose those if you have a bottle that can hold the product.
Here in Iceland, every household has two seperate rubbish bins - one for regular trash and metal which you separate in a little clear bag, and the "green bin" for carboard (e.g. packaging, pizza boxes, newspapers etc.) and plastic (again packaging, e.g. shampoo and other plastic bottles, cling film/saran wrap, etc.). Some have an organic bin which you'll use for any food remains or peels. We recycle almost everything, and have huge stations for that. So this way, you can take jars, furniture, tires, electronics, and so much more there and then dispose of in a categorised, orderly fashion. Plastic, aluminium, and glass drinking bottles come with a pant; money back when you take them for recycling. We even collect the little aluminium containers from tea lights in a separate little bin. Some towns have a mandatory recycling within the household of EVERYTHING (as in, you have to have all three bins, and have to categorise everything). Thank you for an educational video. Hopefully it is only one of many to come.
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I have troubled skin and I LOOOOVE Ordinary serums. They don't contain any extra packaging and they have the purest ingredients you can find. I personally LOVE them because you can use the serums for everything and dilute them as you please.
Lush makes it really easy to be greener, you can recycle the bottles etc back to them, and they have solid bar products so you aren't creating extra packaging. Also they are cruelty free, bonus!
sara's videos always have their own unique kinda vibe? different use of text and illustrations and a kind of homemade feel that you don’t often get in buzzfeed content? it’s very chill and very watchable and i really dig it 💕
Pacifica also has a packaging recycling program where they will send you a free USPS shipping label to send your empties back. They don't take back packaging for all the products they sell, but they do take a lot back.
Also *fun fact* you can save some plastic water bottles (AND BEER BOTTLES + OTHER BOTTLES// CANS you can exchange too) and recycle them at some places (look up your state and see where you can return them- it’s different for almost every state!) when you return them you get 5 cents for each bottle. So if you get some old trash bags and you put 100 in each one that can add up quickly!
As of pumps, they are very likely standardized and interchangeable maybe except for the siphon. Rinse them clean, and you will be able to reuse them down the road on another bottle. Some brand sells the same products with and without a pump, if you already had a matching pump you can buy the one without the pump, circumventing the recycling rule and maybe save a few cents.
I reuse my beauty product bottles if I can, to store diy face masks, etc. But, this was really helpful! It would be nice to have one for glass containers, and others jars...
For me it's so weird that all those things go to landfill in the US. In Vienna, where I live, everything is burned and converted into heat and electric for the city.
Anne Smith Yes. There is a system for recycling plastic which can be recycled. (Also glass, metal, paper and organic waste is recycled). The rest is burned in a big factory, the heat is used for heating or electricity, the smoke is contained is special filter material which is then also processed to regain different chemicals.
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Pippi Langstrumpf Oh it's good the smoke is contained! I was going to say, plastic fumes are pretty nasty.
Lush's shampoo bars are the greatest thing ever. I use "Honey I Washed My Hair”. Completely package free, smells amazing, and I've found that it lathers better than any regular shampoo that I have ever tried. They also have solid conditioner but I haven't tried it yet.
Great concept, but I'm always concerned that so much of the discussion that does happen in the media generally cites statistics that do not include home-recycling and kind of suggest that recycling is somehow external of the individual (for example, so many suggest that you need to check what public schemes your area has) and there isn't so much on the personal responsibility for individuals to apply the three Rs at home. Also I would love to see people being encouraged to educate themselves on what plastics the packaging in their homes are made from and encouragement to ring and write to their companies (and lobby their representatives at all levels of government) and insist on vegetable (compostable) plastics versus other plastics. This is one of the better pieces I've seen, but I'd love to see a follow-up that addresses some of this extra stuff.
I just realised that Sweden is probably the only place where we have recycling centers literally everywhere. I live on a small island with 10 000 ppl (about 35min from Stockholm) and we have at least 3 recycling centers just on the island.
High pressure water (hand held bidets and buying the ones dentists used) after cleaning plus wash inside . And if te bottle is glass Best to use for skincare or new makeups ^^ plastic ones can be for toiletries and pet shampos that were in bulk fr sizable refils
I use a lot a naked products like shampoo, conditioner, facewash etc. While recycling is good, a lot of products deteriorate as they are recycled until they are only suitable for landfill. Plus washing plastic added to microplastics in the ocean
I bought the shampoo and conditioner bars from Lush which I highly recommend. It helps me cut down on plastic and use more products without any sulfates or detergents!
In Los Angeles we have 3 different trash cans. Green for leaves and grass and whatever. Blue for things you can recycle and black for garbage. So, I do recycle.
Now we just need to remember to recycle all types of plastic bags/packaging. Most supermarkets have a bag recycling box where you can drop off all your used materials! Lots of other items can be recycled here too, ziplock bags, plastic wrapping like the kind that comes on toilet paper, and many others. Check online for specifics for your state 😊
Ommgggg thank you!!!! I am 100% that person who stands over the garbage can holding something for a good 20 seconds before dropping it because I feel SO BAD.
You can send back Burt’s bees empties and they’ll recycle them for you! Also you can look up solid shampoos, conditioners, and lotions (I get mine from Etsy but you can find some at Lush)
I rinse them out & recycle them. If the lotion won't come out I'll put a little alcohol in it, but even if you don't get them squeaky clean most recycling is washed before it's passed on.
also, try the body shop, I used to work in one and we did do a lot of recycling for any plastic container from any company and brand. Just make sure u clean them out and don't give them pumps and glass because we just end up throwing glass and pumps and if it's dirty, we will separate those out and put them in another pile or just throw them out. I can't tell how many of those disgusting bottles with a bit of shampoo or shower gel left that ppl didn't clean them i have seen and no i won't go and clean 30 bottles and keep on flushing them till they are product free because i have better work to do
Thank you for doing this video!!! My husband makes fun of me for my gigantic glass bottle collection but I can't bear to throw them away, and I do reuse them! But plastic is hard because there's no recycling in my town (small town).
also find plastic free alternatives! shampoo bars last a long time (like, 80 washes) and there are many other DIY alternatives to lotions and face masks that don't break the bank
Or you could get bottles re-filled for certain products such as soap and shampoo and other household cleaning supplies. I believe some companies have a wider range of products you can buy in bulk. I know this isn't an option everywhere or for everyone but I believe most big cities nowadays have at least one no waste/eco friendly store or bulk store where you can get bottles re-filled, thus eliminating the need to have to throw the bottle away every single time and eliminating the waste :)
Anything recyclable must be cleaned first, the depots where they take the recycling to does not have the facility to wash every individual can, bottle, tin the thousands of different types shapes and sizes etc, so they end up in land fill. Only clean gets recycled, that's why the percentage is so low to meet the criteria for recycling. If you want your stuff recycled rinse it first. This was told to me by my local council in the uk
L'Occitane en Provence works with Terracycle too. Depending on your location you may be able to give them all your packagings or only the plastic ones, and you get 10% off on a new product. This next one may depend on your country but I know in France (where I live) Sephora accepts empty perfume bottles (from any store) and gives you 20% off on a new perfume. I couldn't find anything for the US but maybe it depends on the shop?
I refill shampoo bottles. I fill them with water and use it until it’s 100% empty, and then I fill it with new shampoos. My grandma has always been the reusing Queen. She makes her own dish soaps and puts it in the same 1980 Dawn bottle
as for the little bits that are left, with a lot of products you can add a small bit of water, swish it around and use it up. I do that for a lot of things like hair masks, shampoo and liquid soaps. My parents always do it do dish soap. Sure, the watered down product isn't as great as the normal one, but it would be thrown out otherwise so a bit of extra, slightly less effective product is better than it going in the trash, right? For hair mask/conditioner I'll for example add it to the roots and general upper parts of my hair that usually don't get any mask or conditioner. For dish soap it still works great. Just put it directly on the sponge or in the water and it basically works the same. For shampoo, just use put it directly on your hair as opposed to in your hand first.
Usually if the container is clear like water bottles, spray bottles, etc, I just use it to contain something I made. I have a lot of natural homemade remedies and DIY creations so if I find any good container then I usually just reuse it. For lotion and shampoo bottles though, I usually don't know what to do oof.
Im always happy if someone with a large influence like buzzfeed tries to raise awareness to care for our planet!!! Please more 😻😻😻
Which they do way too little off whilst advocating fast fashion
In Norway we "pant" or drinking bottles. If a bottle water is 2 dollars and 20 cents, the 20 cents would be the pant (usually it's between 10-25 cents depending on the size of the bottle). After a while you will have a bunch of these bottles saved up, and that's when the pant comes in use. Because in our food stores we have a machine that takes back all these bottles, before they are sent for recycling, and when you pant your bottle you get back the pant you paid (10-25 cents). Therefore more people recycle.
Amandas songchannel they do that in cans and water bottles in California! its called CRV. Wish we had something for shampoo, cosmetics, etc.
we only do drinking stuff (I probably didn't specify that enough, hehe my bad). But yeah that would be awesome.
wish more people had CRV tho
I seriously wish this was practiced in America
They do it in Sweden, Denmark and (I think) Germany too. Probably other places in Europe as well. In Denmark, the Pant system has recently been expanded, so they now accept almost all kinds of bottles of cans even if they don't have the Pant logo on them.
personally as someone who shops at lush (I know it’s not accessible to everyone) I take the black tops from the bottles back and then recycle the plastic bottles. I also save the black pots and take 5 at a time back for a free face mask.
does it work for sample sizes???
they accept the sample cups, you just don't get the free facemask but you still help them recycle!
Does it work in UK stores??
But lush is expensive and their cosmetics are really bad lmao. I’ve tried the lipstick and eyeliner and I hated them! And their face powers are just so dry
Devin Molko very true
The earth is happy today cause of this video. Also spend some time with Indian parents, you'll find ways to use your empty bottles ;) 😂
Harshil Patel 😅😅😅
Harshil Patel truee we love to save money and recycle
Harshil Patel what about other nationalities huh? everyone and family is different, seriously.
Right 😂😂😂
Harshil Patel I love how you're always among the top commenters on every single Buzzfeed video😂
This felt like a PBS commercial in the middle of Zoom in like 1998 and I love it so much.
Shelby Elizabeth this is so specific but SO ACCURATE
Side note: use cruelty free products! Testing on animals uses added energy, water, etc to do so cruelty free/vegan products have a lasting effect on the earth!
Red Gmytrasiewicz in Europe, every cosmetic product sold is not tested in any way on animals..
My mom always takes the pumps off the empties and keeps them for our other shower products.
Its really easy to clean lotion and conditioner out of a bottle if you put in a bit of water and a bit of dish soap and shake it around. The sodium laurel sulfate in the dish soap will break down the silicones in the lotion or conditioner (typically dimethicone). Silicones are hydrophobic which is what makes them so difficult to rinse away.
Pour some hot water into the bottles. Shake them up. Dump water out. Repeat until water runs clear. Boom! Clean bottles that can now be recycled. Good to know about the orgins thing.
Cassie Best Ever! I don't know how it works in other countries, but in Germany you explicitly should not wash your plastics. Just because the impact to the environment due to the waste of water is worse than letting them be cleaned during the recycling process.
Same applies to using a dishwasher instead of doing the dishes by hand. The dishwasher cleans far more effectively.
instead of tossing the last diluted bit of shampoo down the drain, use it to wash you hair. its still shampoo ;)
Faby yes!! It saves water too because then you don't need to use so much to make it bubble
You're right. Since even shampoos contain chemicals that are not environment friendly, using that last bit ensures there is less product used. Because its one more time you didn't use a new bottle. That is another way to care for the environment.
i always just throw mine away but now i have so many ideas!! thank you!!
This video is extremely helpful considering everything I hoard and I should probably get rid of
Magnifeque aaaaand u posted this comment when u didn't watch the vid yet.
I keep the plastic tops of a certain brand of shave gel to use as little storage cups for rings and earings and stuff
More green content!!!yayy
Man I thought this was gonna be some cool DIY tutorial
Sarah Maher right lmao
Same
It's Buzzfeed. Don't expect too much. Unless it's Auri.
@Annie I live by coconut oil! For my empties, Lush do a bring back 5 pots get a free face mask. Or I turn them into cacti planters, or just reuse and fill them with other products.
Well u can still help save the planet
Buy a pair of strong scissors. Cut the container open. Use the rest of the product, then recycle the container. Simple. For shampoo/conditioner/body wash, even simpler. When only a bit of product is left, dilute with water and after 1-2 more uses, rinse and recycle.
Also, recycling has advanced to the point that many items don't have to be perfectly clean.
Or u can wash the containers and reuse them like for example a homemade facemask and all sorts of things. i do this all the time and it makes me feel good by reuseing something for another purpose
I like when buzzfeed makes informational videos like these 🤷🏾♀️ It’s just very helpful yet it keeps me interested
don’t be trashy, recycle 😉
We need this on a shirt and a tote bag
I'm so glad this video was made! I'm in the middle of moving and I finally have to recycle my beauty products that I've tried out but haven't used up. I have tried shelters, but used products are not accepted (understandable). I've asked friends as well and gave away a few, but many are unclaimed.
Shampoo and body wash still works even if moderately diluted, so you can put some water into the bottle to flush the remaining contents out and use it as-is. Most of other products can have its container cut open allowing you to scrape the remains off the container wall and scoop them out. Some brands offer refills of various products using a reduced package, choose those if you have a bottle that can hold the product.
Here in Iceland, every household has two seperate rubbish bins - one for regular trash and metal which you separate in a little clear bag, and the "green bin" for carboard (e.g. packaging, pizza boxes, newspapers etc.) and plastic (again packaging, e.g. shampoo and other plastic bottles, cling film/saran wrap, etc.). Some have an organic bin which you'll use for any food remains or peels. We recycle almost everything, and have huge stations for that. So this way, you can take jars, furniture, tires, electronics, and so much more there and then dispose of in a categorised, orderly fashion. Plastic, aluminium, and glass drinking bottles come with a pant; money back when you take them for recycling. We even collect the little aluminium containers from tea lights in a separate little bin.
Some towns have a mandatory recycling within the household of EVERYTHING (as in, you have to have all three bins, and have to categorise everything).
Thank you for an educational video. Hopefully it is only one of many to come.
*They should make in Europe that program. Maybe in Sephora, NYC and other popular shops. That would be so amazing!!!*
I live for this stuff. I think that's As/Is might be one of my favorite Buzz feed channels.
That's really true these empty bottles should be recycled in a proper ways...or reuse it😁😁😁great awareness guys... thanks for telling this...!!
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eat them.
1000 SubscribersWithN0Videos I really hope that this is meant to be a vine reference
Nom nom
finally some good food
ikr, not that hard. 😂
1000 SubscribersWithN0Videos no matter how many I eat, I'll never be pretty on the inside😂
I love Sara's video, the tiny animations and simply how entertaining they usually are. I just love it ❤️
I have troubled skin and I LOOOOVE Ordinary serums. They don't contain any extra packaging and they have the purest ingredients you can find. I personally LOVE them because you can use the serums for everything and dilute them as you please.
I buy recyclable shampoo and conditioner bottles
Naomi Malakar ooh really? What company?
Native Doll garnier ultimate blends.
I love the editing style of the video! It's so different from what I typically see from Buzzfeed and it's so refreshing!
I wish we had this kind of recycling program in our country
Omg I love Sara 😩❤️
I miss her scripted content.
Lush makes it really easy to be greener, you can recycle the bottles etc back to them, and they have solid bar products so you aren't creating extra packaging. Also they are cruelty free, bonus!
sara's videos always have their own unique kinda vibe? different use of text and illustrations and a kind of homemade feel that you don’t often get in buzzfeed content? it’s very chill and very watchable and i really dig it 💕
Pacifica also has a packaging recycling program where they will send you a free USPS shipping label to send your empties back. They don't take back packaging for all the products they sell, but they do take a lot back.
I am glad Buzzfeed is finally making a video on a topic that needs to be talked about.
Words cannot express how much I love Sara
Also *fun fact* you can save some plastic water bottles (AND BEER BOTTLES + OTHER BOTTLES// CANS you can exchange too) and recycle them at some places (look up your state and see where you can return them- it’s different for almost every state!) when you return them you get 5 cents for each bottle. So if you get some old trash bags and you put 100 in each one that can add up quickly!
I didn’t know I needed this video
This video is great! I think you should do more videos about recycling and about this kind of thematics!
As of pumps, they are very likely standardized and interchangeable maybe except for the siphon. Rinse them clean, and you will be able to reuse them down the road on another bottle. Some brand sells the same products with and without a pump, if you already had a matching pump you can buy the one without the pump, circumventing the recycling rule and maybe save a few cents.
"this took courage, i'm terrified of phone calls" in which sara is the most relatable human being ever
Yesssss! As someone who is environmentally conscious, thank you for this!
This is why I love this person soo muuuch
I recycle them in the container for plastics at my local recycling center.
I reuse my beauty product bottles if I can, to store diy face masks, etc. But, this was really helpful! It would be nice to have one for glass containers, and others jars...
4:38 ....... was that Cristine's cat clock?
good to see fellow holosexuals here
For me it's so weird that all those things go to landfill in the US. In Vienna, where I live, everything is burned and converted into heat and electric for the city.
Pippi Langstrumpf they burn plastic?
Anne Smith Yes. There is a system for recycling plastic which can be recycled. (Also glass, metal, paper and organic waste is recycled). The rest is burned in a big factory, the heat is used for heating or electricity, the smoke is contained is special filter material which is then also processed to regain different chemicals.
Pippi Langstrumpf Oh it's good the smoke is contained! I was going to say, plastic fumes are pretty nasty.
Camilla Esmé Oh yes, of course, the smoke would be horrible if it wouldn't be filtered.
Same in Switzerland, and it's probably better for the environment
thank you for this SUSTAINABLE PSA!!!!! we needed this!!!!
Lush's shampoo bars are the greatest thing ever. I use "Honey I Washed My Hair”. Completely package free, smells amazing, and I've found that it lathers better than any regular shampoo that I have ever tried. They also have solid conditioner but I haven't tried it yet.
Great concept, but I'm always concerned that so much of the discussion that does happen in the media generally cites statistics that do not include home-recycling and kind of suggest that recycling is somehow external of the individual (for example, so many suggest that you need to check what public schemes your area has) and there isn't so much on the personal responsibility for individuals to apply the three Rs at home. Also I would love to see people being encouraged to educate themselves on what plastics the packaging in their homes are made from and encouragement to ring and write to their companies (and lobby their representatives at all levels of government) and insist on vegetable (compostable) plastics versus other plastics.
This is one of the better pieces I've seen, but I'd love to see a follow-up that addresses some of this extra stuff.
I just realised that Sweden is probably the only place where we have recycling centers literally everywhere. I live on a small island with 10 000 ppl (about 35min from Stockholm) and we have at least 3 recycling centers just on the island.
so helpful omg thank u!! i didn’t know about this before, and i’ll be sure to do that whenever i can!!!
With my foundation jars I get. Once I'm done I put honey in it. The honey cleanser helps my skin. Or I put coconut oil in them.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who needs courage for a phone call
High pressure water (hand held bidets and buying the ones dentists used) after cleaning plus wash inside . And if te bottle is glass Best to use for skincare or new makeups ^^ plastic ones can be for toiletries and pet shampos that were in bulk fr sizable refils
thank you for posting this! as an environmental science major, im proud! this is a very informative video for the public!
sara is a doll
I use a lot a naked products like shampoo, conditioner, facewash etc. While recycling is good, a lot of products deteriorate as they are recycled until they are only suitable for landfill. Plus washing plastic added to microplastics in the ocean
You read my mind. My sister and mother and I moving in has meant a huge number of beauty products we’ve accumulated and not thrown out?
Yo! Shampoo pumps! Wash them and use them for your dishsoap! It works great! I don't know why I'm exclaiming!
If you’re in the U.S. you can also usually donate old mascara wands to local wildlife shelters!
I bought the shampoo and conditioner bars from Lush which I highly recommend. It helps me cut down on plastic and use more products without any sulfates or detergents!
In Los Angeles we have 3 different trash cans. Green for leaves and grass and whatever. Blue for things you can recycle and black for garbage. So, I do recycle.
Ayyy Sara she's back
I miss her on the BuzzfeedViolet time...
I sometimes fill them up with water or use it as a savings jar , or I use them for random uses . They come in handy
I live in Greece and recycling is managed by the county three are a lot of bins on the streets where you can throw everything recyclable.
Now we just need to remember to recycle all types of plastic bags/packaging. Most supermarkets have a bag recycling box where you can drop off all your used materials! Lots of other items can be recycled here too, ziplock bags, plastic wrapping like the kind that comes on toilet paper, and many others. Check online for specifics for your state 😊
I hate to throw mine away! I feel it’s all still useful. I usually put coconut oil in them.
*sara is my spirit animal*
In Malaysia, you can earn money by sending recyclable things to certain centers. My local one gives RM 30 for almost 100kg of paper
But seriously Sara does have perfect skin 🙃
Ommgggg thank you!!!! I am 100% that person who stands over the garbage can holding something for a good 20 seconds before dropping it because I feel SO BAD.
I always keep empty bottles/containers that look very interesting and will never use it.
I thought it was going to be about how to reuse containers in other ways. I think that would be great!
My town only has cardboard recycling. It really upsets me because I know I could recycle more
So if you bring back your plastic containers Kiehls rewards you with even more plastic (comparatively to bigger bottles)?
You can send back Burt’s bees empties and they’ll recycle them for you! Also you can look up solid shampoos, conditioners, and lotions (I get mine from Etsy but you can find some at Lush)
I rinse them out & recycle them. If the lotion won't come out I'll put a little alcohol in it, but even if you don't get them squeaky clean most recycling is washed before it's passed on.
Wow thank you so much for doing this research. Will definitely get some friends together to gather enough stuff for a terracycle box
Hello
Lets see who great back...
Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I will definitely use your tips!
I LOVE THAT BAT SHIRT OMG!
also, try the body shop, I used to work in one and we did do a lot of recycling for any plastic container from any company and brand. Just make sure u clean them out and don't give them pumps and glass because we just end up throwing glass and pumps and if it's dirty, we will separate those out and put them in another pile or just throw them out. I can't tell how many of those disgusting bottles with a bit of shampoo or shower gel left that ppl didn't clean them i have seen and no i won't go and clean 30 bottles and keep on flushing them till they are product free because i have better work to do
Thank you for doing this video!!! My husband makes fun of me for my gigantic glass bottle collection but I can't bear to throw them away, and I do reuse them! But plastic is hard because there's no recycling in my town (small town).
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! We need recycling education now more than ever. Thank you for using your platform to get the word out!!!
also find plastic free alternatives! shampoo bars last a long time (like, 80 washes) and there are many other DIY alternatives to lotions and face masks that don't break the bank
I fill my empty bottles that have a pump with olive oil and I use it to remove my makeup, works great 👍
Or you could get bottles re-filled for certain products such as soap and shampoo and other household cleaning supplies. I believe some companies have a wider range of products you can buy in bulk. I know this isn't an option everywhere or for everyone but I believe most big cities nowadays have at least one no waste/eco friendly store or bulk store where you can get bottles re-filled, thus eliminating the need to have to throw the bottle away every single time and eliminating the waste :)
I just multitask and rinse the bottle while I’m in the shower. It makes it so much easier.
Anything recyclable must be cleaned first, the depots where they take the recycling to does not have the facility to wash every individual can, bottle, tin the thousands of different types shapes and sizes etc, so they end up in land fill. Only clean gets recycled, that's why the percentage is so low to meet the criteria for recycling. If you want your stuff recycled rinse it first. This was told to me by my local council in the uk
L'Occitane en Provence works with Terracycle too. Depending on your location you may be able to give them all your packagings or only the plastic ones, and you get 10% off on a new product. This next one may depend on your country but I know in France (where I live) Sephora accepts empty perfume bottles (from any store) and gives you 20% off on a new perfume. I couldn't find anything for the US but maybe it depends on the shop?
Great video! We need to recycle more.
For the pumps: you could reuse them on old bottles and use them for hand soap for example 😊
you can also clean and keep the pump parts of bottles cause you always have one that breaks and then you can't get the product out
I refill shampoo bottles. I fill them with water and use it until it’s 100% empty, and then I fill it with new shampoos.
My grandma has always been the reusing Queen. She makes her own dish soaps and puts it in the same 1980 Dawn bottle
as for the little bits that are left, with a lot of products you can add a small bit of water, swish it around and use it up.
I do that for a lot of things like hair masks, shampoo and liquid soaps. My parents always do it do dish soap.
Sure, the watered down product isn't as great as the normal one, but it would be thrown out otherwise so a bit of extra, slightly less effective product is better than it going in the trash, right?
For hair mask/conditioner I'll for example add it to the roots and general upper parts of my hair that usually don't get any mask or conditioner.
For dish soap it still works great. Just put it directly on the sponge or in the water and it basically works the same.
For shampoo, just use put it directly on your hair as opposed to in your hand first.
I love the things buzzfeed do now about recycling
I'm not alone in being terrified of phone calls! Yay!
Usually if the container is clear like water bottles, spray bottles, etc, I just use it to contain something I made. I have a lot of natural homemade remedies and DIY creations so if I find any good container then I usually just reuse it. For lotion and shampoo bottles though, I usually don't know what to do oof.
SO thankful my city sorts and recycles for us
Credo stores also accept old empties from any brand