Brita Filter Recycling

The usual configuration is a polypropylene plastic shell housing a carbon micro filter that reduces the taste and odor of chlorine as well as ion exchange resin that reduces the lead mercury.

Brita filter recycling. Since water filters are all different this is only for brita so here s the deal. We re starting with our stores in the midwest north atlantic northeast and northern california. But you must sign up here. Each maxtra cartridge is able to filter up to 100 litres of water and once the cartridge is exhausted it can be returned to one of over 1900 recycling points across the uk.

Brita products as part of our commitment to keeping filters pitchers dispensers and bottles out of landfills we ve partnered with terracycle to create a recycling program for my brita members. Since then the programme has grown and brita now recycles around 4 million cartridges each year. A recycling program was created between preserve brita and whole foods and at their last update they had recycled 25 million filters. You bring your 5 plastics to a drop off bin at our participating stores.

Recycle brita filters kind to the planet being gentle to the environment carefully using natural resources and reducing waste are at the core of our company and products. Brita pur and other filters for water pitchers and faucets are not recyclable in l a s blue bin because the filters are made from mixed materials. Since reverse osmosis filter cartridges contain significantly less plastic than other filter cartridges they are non hazardous and okay to dispose of in the garbage according to this. Oh yeah as an added benefit gimme 5 also accepts brita water filters for recycling.

Through brita s recycling program the old waste products that you can recycle include brita dispensers brita stream pitchers pitchers and bottles. Others include brita filter packaging standard filters brita long last filters stream filters as well as bottle filters. Please check with your local recycling facility to see if they will accept pur water filters. Just drop off the filter at participating stores including boots and argos.

Where to recycle brita filters. Brita has partnered with a number of high street retailers to provide a brita retail recycling scheme across the uk that makes it really easy to recycle your brita filters. Recycling in partnership with brita brita has teamed up with terracycle to bring you a national recycling solution for brita filters pitchers dispensers bottles faucet systems and packaging. Where to recycle reverse osmosis filters.

Preserve collects brita filters and gives them a new life as a toothbrush or as a disposable razor. Sign in or sign up for your my brita account today.