At Botanic Tonics, we prioritize sustainability by packaging all feel free products in glass bottles—avoiding the environmental impact of single-use plastic. We encourage customers to reuse our bottles whenever possible, but when it's time to recycle, it’s important to do it right.
Glass is one of the most complicated materials to recycle, though it has the quickest recycled-packaging process, as a bottle can be recycled and back on store shelves in 30 days. Knowing how to recycle your feel free bottles can make a big difference in supporting Mother Nature. We’ve done the research on how to properly recycle your feel free bottles, so you don’t have to sift through enormous amounts of content wondering, “Am I doing this right?”
General Glass Recycling Tips
Glass recycling is highly efficient. People can recycle glass many times without losing its quality or purity. This makes it a great choice for sustainable packaging. Here’s what you need to know about recycling glass:
- Separate Glass from Other Recyclables: Glass should always be recycled separately from other raw materials like plastic, paper, or metal. Mixing different materials can contaminate the recycling stream, making the glass less useful for future products.
- Clear vs. Colored Glass: Clear and colored glass must be recycled separately. Different glass colors, like green and brown, melt at different temperatures. Mixing them can make it hard for recycling facilities to process them.
- Don’t Recycle Broken Glass: Never put broken glass waste in your curbside recycling bin. Broken glass can injure workers or damage recycling machinery. Throwing away broken glass in your regular trash is best. This is true unless your local facility has a special drop-off for broken glass.
How to Recycle Your feel free Bottles
Our feel free bottles are made entirely of glass, with no plastic components, aligning with our commitment to sustainability. When you're ready to recycle your feel free bottles, here are some steps to follow:
- Remove the Metal Cap: Before recycling your feel free bottle, make sure to remove the metal cap. The cap should be recycled separately in the metal recycling bin or regular curbside recycling if accepted.
- Separate Glass by Color: The blue glass of our feel free bottles should be recycled with other colored glass items. Make sure to keep it separate from clear glass, as mixing them can cause issues in the recycling process.
- Clean the Bottle: Rinse out the bottle to remove any leftover product before placing it in the recycling bin. This helps prevent contamination and ensures that the recycling process goes smoothly.
- Reuse Before You Recycle: While recycling is great, we encourage you to reuse your feel free bottles as much as possible. Whether for storage, decoration, or repurposing in DIY projects, giving your bottles a second life reduces waste even further.
Glass Recycling for a more sustainable way of life
Supporting Sustainability with Glass
At Botanic Tonics, we’re committed to doing our part to support environmental sustainability, and want to give you the tools to do so as well. Glass is a better choice than plastic for recycling. People can recycle it many times without losing quality.
By recycling your feel free bottles properly, you’re contributing to a cleaner, greener future. Look for local recycling options such as curbside glass pickup, a general recycling program or drop off locations.
For more tips on how to recycle glass and other materials, check out this helpful cheat sheet for recycling glass and support efforts to reduce waste and protect the planet.
Sources:
- How to Recycle Glass Bottles and Jars: Earth 911
