Recycle Bottle Caps at Aveda Stores to Help the Earth and Get Free Stuff

It seems like you can't turn anywhere these days without hearing about the importance of doing your part to reduce global warming and help the environment. Several months ago, my boyfriend and I started to sort our recyclables from our trash to do our part to help the Earth. We've definitely been able to cut down on the amount of household trash we're sending to the landfill, but Baltimore County where we live is very particular about what they will and will not accept for recycling, and it seems like we're still throwing away things that could be recycled but not by our municipality.

Plastic bottle caps are one such item that should be recyclable but isn't accepted by our town. Recently, my boyfriend found a link to an Aveda website that said the company was accepting plastic bottle caps for recycling. It turns out that Aveda has found a way to grind the bottle caps into small plastic pellets and melt those pellets down into new caps for their beauty, skin, and hair-care products. Aveda states that you can bring in soda bottle caps, caps from medicine bottles, caps from shampoo bottles, and just about any other plastic bottle cap out there into their stores for recycling.

So, my boyfriend and I began dutifully collecting plastic bottle caps to turn into Aveda for recycling. In just a few weeks we had collected a whole bagful of caps...it's amazing how many bottle caps you use that you don't even realize that you are throwing away. Plus, bottle caps are made out of heavy-duty plastic, so recycling them really counts in terms of pounds of trash kept out of a landfill. The next time we went to the mall, my boyfriend and I decided to take our caps into the Aveda store for recycling.

When we went into Aveda and told the salesperson that we had brought in a bag full of bottle caps for recycling, she seemed very excited and appreciative. She happily took our bag of caps and thanked us for bringing them in, and she even gave us a few samples of new Aveda products to try out at home. This was an extra little "bonus" that I never expected, but it makes sense. If people are helping Aveda save money and save the earth by recycling their bottle caps, they should get a little extra something in return. So, if you're interested in doing your part to save the Earth and trying great new grooming products at the same time, start collecting your bottle caps to turn into your nearest Aveda store. More information about the recycling program, along with the location of the Aveda store nearest you, can be found by visiting their website at http://www.aveda.com.