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Leftover lotions, creams and ointments

How to dispose of lotion, creams and ointments

Lotions, creams and ointments

  • Put into your black cart

Put leftover and expired lotion, creams, ointments and essential oils into your black cart as garbage. 

  • For lotion tubes, put both the lotion and tube in the garbage. 
  • For essential oils, dispose in the container it came in and put in the garbage.
  • For lotion bottles, empty leftover lotion into garbage and put clean bottles in recycling.