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I know we're all trying to do our part to help the environment.  I've become especially more aware of this in the last few years.  Maybe it's being in NYC where all the garbage gets piled on the street for pickup that makes you realize how much is wasted.  In that spirit I have recently come across the following tip I thought I would pass on.  Every little bit helps.

Everyday packaging accounts for approximately 1/3 of all landfill waste. Most community recyclers only take items made from materials that are easily recognized - such as soda and water bottles. Cosmetic and toiletry bottles, tubes, caps and jars among those items not easily recognized and therefore not often recycled

Starting March 29, 2009, bring your empty cosmetic tubes, bottles and jars, etc. - regardless of brand - to your nearest Origins retail store or department store counter nationwide.* All returned packaging will be sent back to a central location where products will be recycled or used for energy recovery.

In an industry first, Origins will accept packaging from any cosmetic company regardless of the manufacturer. We believe that the more we collect from consumers, the more we can keep cosmetic packaging out of landfills. And we hope this program will encourage other companies into following our example.

Click below to find out more information.

http://www.origins.com/about/index.tmpl?page=recprogram