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Perfumes

Perfumes

Perfume bottles

Travel and sample perfume bottles

How to dispose

There are two ways to dispose of perfume depending on whether they are usable or unusable.

Usable perfumes

  • Extend the life of this item by reusing, selling, or donating

Reuse perfumes by:

  • Giving to family and friends
  • Repurpose for use as a refresher spray for garbage bins, gym bags, shoes, linens etc.

Unusable perfumes

  • Put into your blue cart or take to a community recycling depot

Put empty and clean perfume bottles including pumps: 

  • Into your blue cart for recycling
  • Take to a community recycling depot
  • Empty leftover perfume into the garbage before recycling the container.

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