RECYCLING COLLECTIONS AT UNPACKED LIVING

At Unpacked Living, we understand how difficult it is to erradicate plastic from our lives.

We are constantly teaching people that waste prevention is better than waste management. You don't have to recycle something you didn't buy in the first place or that doesn't need recycling in the first place. This is what is all about.

That is why we have some collections of hard-to-recycle items from specific programs at our locations that you can drop off at any time (business hours of course)

FIRST SOME RULES, PLEASE READ BEFORE USING OUR BOXES.

Toothpaste tubes should be CLEAN. Cut open, wash, and dry before putting them in the box.

Please make sure your snack and candy bags and wrappers are food free, no crumbs, please.

We do not take light bulbs of any kind.

We do not take batteries any longer, please take them to staples.

We do not take any electronics, check with Best Buy or Staples for that.

We do not take Spray cans of any kind or paint including nail polish.

Please ask the clerk before putting something in a box if you are not sure, do not assume. Assumption causes contamination.

If you don't see a box for something, ASK US FIRST. We don't have all the boxes out here, some are hidden, so let us help you.

We do not take soft plastic bags, bubble wrap, or plastic film that can go in the plasticfilmrecycling.org bins in the grocery stores. Check first what can go there for free.

Please do not put food or liquids on our boxes, if you need a trash bin to dispose of something, kindly ask the clerk.

Please leave a donation so we can keep providing you with these recycling efforts.

Here's a list of the items that you can drop off at our store for proper recycling through Terracycle.

1. Bausch + Lomb ONE by ONE Recycle program

What you can recycle

Program accepted waste: Biotrue® ONEday brand contact lenses and blister packs, as well as other Bausch + Lomb brand contact lenses and blister packs. We will also accept contact lenses and blister packs from all brands.
Please note: Biotrue® ONEday and other Bausch + Lomb brand cardboard boxes are recyclable through regular municipal recycling. Please do not include them in your shipments through this program.

Click here to see Accepted Waste Poster

2. Burt's Bees Recycle on Us Program

What you can recycle

Program accepted waste: ONLY Burt’s Bees branded personal care, lip care, and beauty care packaging.

Click here to see Accepted Waste Poster

3. Open Farm® Recycling Program

What you can recycle

Program accepted waste: Open Farm Freeze Dried Raw packaging, Open Farm Dry Dog Food packaging, Open Farm Dog Treat packaging, and Open Farm Dry Cat Food packaging. Only Open Farm packaging is accepted, not other brands.

Click here to see Accepted Waste Poster

4. PopSockets® Recycling Program

What you can recycle

All PopSockets products and packaging, and phone cases from any brand

Click here to see Program Flier

5. Tom's of Maine Natural Care Recycling Program

What you can recycle

ONLY TOM'S OF MAINE BRAND

6. The Gold Bond®, Cortizone-10®, and Selsun blue® Recycling Program

What you can recycle

Gold Bond®, Cortizone-10®, and Selsun blue® product packaging including tubes, dark plastic bottles, tubs, sticks, pumps and caps.
NO aerosol cans

Only Gold Bond® , Cortizone-10® , and Selsun blue® products packaging are accepted.

7. Brita® Recycling Program

What you can recycle

All Brita filters, pitchers, dispensers, bottles, faucet systems, and packaging. ONLY BRITA BRAND.
Please do not include cardboard and paper box packaging with your shipments, as these can be recycled municipally.

Click here to see Accepted Waste Poster

8. Stasher® Bag Recycling Program

What you can recycle

Only Stasher bags are accepted
Please make sure your items are dry.

9. Gillette® Razor Local Recycling

What you can recycle

All brands of blades and razors (systems and disposable units, and replaceable-blade cartridge units), rigid plastic packaging, and flexible plastic bag packaging

Click here to see Accepted Waste Poster

10. All squeezable snack plastic pouches and caps.

Recycle all brands of squeezable snack plastic pouches and capsFree Recycling Program accepts squeezable snack plastic pouches and caps from all brands.

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.

11. Garnier® Free Recycling Program

Recycle skincare and hair care packaging GARNIER BRAND ONLY
this national recycling program is brand-specific, which means you can only recycle the packaging of this particular brand.

Do I need to clean the items before seding them in?

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.

12. Royal Canin Free Recycling Program

Recycle ROYAL CANIN® and Eukanuba pet food packaging, NO CANS, only bags. Cans can go in curbside recycling.

13. THIS PROGRAM ENDS JANUARY 1ST 2025 !!!!**************************

WE ARE CURRENTLY COLLECTING BOTTLE CAPS AND PRESCRIPTION BOTTLES TO MAKE A BENCH WITH THE HELP OF OUR FRIENDS FROM PlasticRecycled.com

Please make sure the bottles are clean and empty and take the labels off.