How to dispose of makeup and cosmetics
Examples of cosmetics
- Eyeshadow palettes
- Lipstick and lip liner
- Lip gloss tubes and wands
- Mascara tubes and wandsÂ
- Eyeliner/brow pencils and cases
- Foundation bottles and tubes
- Concealer tubes
- Powder and bronzer casesÂ
How to dispose
There are two ways to dispose of cosmetics.
Black cart
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Put into your black cart
Put old and used makeup cases, tubes and cosmetics containers into your black cart as garbage.
Participating retailers
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Take to a special drop-off location
Take old and used cosmetics to participating retailers for makeup recycling. Contact the store to confirm what brands and types of cosmetics packaging they are accepting.