How should we recycle kitchen, bath, laundry soap dispensers?
I always look for the triangle that tells us which are recyclable, but we should also containers with donors in our garbage? I buy soap in bulk and fill the container, but if the wear of the metering pump, what should we do? I do not want to put in the trash.
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January 30th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
TRY THIS,CLEAN THEM OUT THE BEST YOU CAN
AND IF YOU HAVE A RECYCLEING BEN FOR TRASH MAN,THATS IT.OR TAKE THEM TO A PLACE THAT REC-
YCLE’S….
January 30th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Pump dispensers and caps/lids from most jars, bottles, jugs, etc., are unfortunately NOT recyclable, and have to be thrown away.
I usually only buy pump dispenser soap containers when an older one breaks, and I buy the larger refill containers of soap to keep using the same smaller dispenser. It’s both more economical and creates less material for the waste stream AND for the recycling center!
Reduce, reuse, recycle!
January 30th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
why not keep them and instead of buying new ones buy the big refill bottles and reuse the despensers much moe cost effecient and better for te environment.
January 30th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
i hate to recomend this ,but can you buy a different style that is recycleable?
January 30th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Excellent question. And one I hadn’t asked myself. I may have to make some changes also.
Here are my ideas:
Purchace a “industrial/commercial” soap dispenser which relies on gravity. Such as: http://www.bettymills.com/shop/product/view/Impact/IMP9346.html?source=froogle2&utm_source=froogle2&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=parts&utm_keyword=IMP9346&utm_content=Jansan
Or:
http://www.thegreenoffice.com/component/option,com_virtuemart/page,shop.browse/category_id,32451/Itemid,10/
Or this one, it is a recycled GLASS soap dispenser, and it looks like at least part of the pump is metal:
http://www.naturalcollection.com/natural-products/Recycled-Glass-Soap-Dispenser.aspx
Here’s another:
http://www.ecocentric.co.uk/acatalog/Recycled_glass_soap_dispenser.html
And another:
http://www.couronneco.com/g5212_square_glass_pump_bottle.htm
Metal pump dispenser:
http://www.amazon.com/Zack-40226-MOBILO-dispenser-Stainless/dp/B000CA9KCC
Here’s something different: Don’t know what to make of it:
http://www.alibaba.com/catalog/11161951/IT_111_Automatic_Soap_Dispenser.html
Some stainless steel dispensers/gravity fed:
http://www.allpartitionsandparts.com/soapdispensers.html
Looks like someone could manufacture a pump dispenser with all natural/no plasitc parts and find a market!
January 30th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Purchase a glass or ceramic dispenser and fill it from the large bottles of liquid soap.
My kitchen sink faucet assembly has a metal dispenser so I don’t buy those little pump bottles anymore. The pumps are not recyclable.