Tom's of Maine uses naturally sourced, naturally derived ingredients to create personal care products that work. Tom's of Maine fluoride-free toothpaste is a natural toothpaste that gently whitens by removing surface stains and uses naturally derived ingredients for a total mouth clean. Getting your tube ready for recycling is easy: Simply squeeze out as much of the toothpaste from the tube as you can Replace the cap. Place the tube in your recycling bin. The Tom's of Maine toothpaste tube can be put into your household recycling bin for curbside recycling if your community accepts 2 HDPE plastic. Please don't cut open the toothpaste tube to try and remove excess toothpaste During the processing of the tube at the recycling facility, the tube is ground up and goes through a "rinsing" process, where all the residual toothpaste is washed off of the plastic. So there's no need for you to do any rinsing at home. UPC: 077326473795 Weight: 1.75 lbs RKU: SAM980335797