recycling
Our shop is currently participating in a recycling program. We are accepting oral care products and writing instruments on behalf of TerraCycle and prescription pill bottles, coffee bags, plastic caps and tags on behalf of Earthub. Read below for details.
writing instruments
once collected, the writing instruments are separated by material composition.
program accepted waste:
any brand of pens and pen caps
mechanical pencils
markers and marker caps
highlighters and highlighter caps
printer ink cartridges
permanent markers and permanent marker caps
learn more about TerraCycle writing instruments
oral care products and packaging
once collected, the oral care products and packaging are cleaned and melted into hard plastic that can be remolded to make new recycled products, such as park benches and picnic tables.
program accepted waste:
non-electric toothpaste tubes and caps
toothbrushes
toothpaste cartons
toothpaste outer packaging
floss containers
and all other non-recyclable products and packaging
learn more about TerraCycle oral care items
prescription pill bottles, bread/milk tags, pull tabs from milk & cream containers, plastic caps from milk containers and soda bottles and coffee bean bags.
Thank you for your help in diverting plastic from the landfill in the TO region!
Earthub is an (entirely volunteer) environmental organization started in 2019 with the goal of keeping items out of landfill and giving them a second life.
The pill bottles are sent to a disaster relief organization to be reused as medical supplies.
The bread/milk tags will be collected for an upcoming project. Stay tuned!
Toronto chapter is accepting:
empty coffee bags of any brand (recycled through TerraCycle - sponsored by Ethical Bean)
bread/milk tags
pull tabs from milk & cream containers
plastic caps from milk containers and soda bottles
prescription pill bottles
prescription pill bottles must be cleaned (labels and inside/outside residue completely removed)
this is important for the safety of the volunteers.
items that will NOT be accepted:
** vitamin bottles are not accepted through Earthub.
**dirty pill bottles with labels still attached will not be accepted.
**please rinse off soda and milk residue before recycling.
**Please do not send in coffee pods. Some pods, including Ethical Bean Coffee pods, are 100% biodegradable. They are fully compostable and do not require recycling.
learn more Earthub Poster visit Earthub website or email toronto@earthub.ca Earthub is run entirely by volunteers! Help with shipping costs by donating to accounting@earthub.ca