Unilever puts squeeze on waste footprint with recyclable toothpaste tubes

James Murray
clock • 2 min read

Maker of Signal, Pepsodent, and Closeup announces plan to switch to recyclable packaging by 2025

Unilever's oral care brands, including Signal, Pepsodent and Closeup, have today announced plans to convert their entire global toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes by 2025. The company said that...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Recycling

WRAP launches UK textiles collection initiative

WRAP launches UK textiles collection initiative

Waste charity kicks off Textiles Collection Transition Programme in bid to streamline how textiles are collected, sorted, reused, and recycled

clock 09 October 2026 • 2 min read
eBay: UK consumers lead the world as second-hand purchasers

eBay: UK consumers lead the world as second-hand purchasers

New report from eBay shows 87 per cent of UK consumers bought second-hand in the past year compared with 76 per cent globally

clock 08 October 2026 • 2 min read
The GTA VI effect: Virgin Media O2 urges gamers to recycle old consoles

The GTA VI effect: Virgin Media O2 urges gamers to recycle old consoles

Research shows 85 per cent of gamers have at least one unused console at home, which could be refurbished or recycled

clock 08 October 2026 • 2 min read