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Millions of toothpaste tubes end up in landfills. Here's why they're hard to recycle

Name: Millions of toothpaste tubes end up in landfills. Here's why they're hard to recycle
Uploaded: 2026-08-06T21:19:00-0700
Duration: 3 min 40 s
Description: People in the U.S. use some four to six tubes of toothpaste per person each year, with billions of plastic tubes ending up in landfills.

People in the U.S. use some four to six tubes of toothpaste per person each year, with billions of plastic tubes ending up in landfills.