Since its inception in 1997, America Recycles Day, recognized every November 15, has celebrated the successes of recycling while providing an educational platform that helps raise awareness about the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling—every day—all throughout the year. America Recycles Day is a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB), the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization.
Online registration is now open for local organizers to schedule events in their communities and gain access to valuable resources such as best practices guides, posters (on recycled paper), banners (made from recycled plastic bottles), pencils (made from recycled newspaper), buttons (made from recycled steel), and much more. Access to these collateral materials and/or downloadable resources are available to any organization ranging from state and municipal governments to local “green teams” or scouting troops.
Interested in participating in America Recycles Day? Visit https://americarecyclesday.org/pledge to join the 2,720+ people who have already taken the 2011 America Recycles Day Pledge, and set up an event in your community with these helpful tips.It’s easy to recycle your Boiron packages! Look for the recycle logo on your next box of Boiron medicine, and make sure to dispose the empty packaging in the appropriate containers. If you have a question on the recyclability of our packaging, please contact the Boiron Information Center at 1.800.BOIRON.1 or email info@boiron.com.
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Hi, I don’t see a recycling symbol on the Boiron blue plastic tubes (containing pellets). Are they still recyclable, along with other plastics?
Thank you!
Hi Susan, yes you can recycle the blue plastic tubes. They are #5 plastic and are typically accepted by most recycling programs in the U.S. but check with your local office to make sure.
I have an expired metal tube of Boiron salve. How do I recycle it? Thanks. Jennt
Hi Jennifer, the metal tube is not recyclable and can be disposed of in your normal trash.
What are the chances Boiron will make bigger pellet containers to minimize the amount of plastic put in dumps (because the blue containers are too small to be recycled in most recycling programs)?
Hi Kim!
Thank you for your suggestion. At Boiron, we strive to strike a balance between providing quality-controlled products while minimizing our impact on the environment. The blue tube is made of #5 PP (Polypropylene), which can be recycled. (All of our packaging is made in France, where it is not required to indicate recycling categories on containers). The material was chosen for its durability, lightweight nature, and resistance to chemicals and moisture, which protects the medicine while using less material. In 2023, the tube was redesigned to reduce the amount of plastic in the tube by 10%, which reduced plastic from the waste stream by 20.9 tons (based on number of tubes shipped in French and U.S. markets in 2022). Overall, much thought and research have been put into the design of the single medicine tube.
Please know while there are several major logistical reasons that would prevent creating a larger blue tube, Boiron’s sustainability efforts reach far beyond the recent changes we’ve made to packaging. These include responsible sourcing, limited energy and water consumption, reduction of discharges into water, reduced air emissions, management and sorting waste, among other smaller efforts. You can read details on our headquarters’ website. (Be sure to choose the browser’s option to translate the page from French to English.) We will continue to explore such initiatives in the future and therefore welcome our consumers’ suggestions.
Thanks!