Recycling your Brita Filters

I just spent the weekend with a friend in her college dorm, and saw so many students using Brita water filters... since dorm water isn't normally too tasty. And it reminded me: Brita filters ARE recyclable! So, if you're a filter-user, here are some ways to recycle.

Preserve is virtually the leading producer of 100% recycled consumer goods. They have teamed up with Brita to create a great recycling program, Preserve Gimmie 5 . Brtita filters are #5 plastic, which is common, yet not recycled everywhere. Sadly, if you just throw #5 into your home bin, there's a good chance your community won't be able to recycle it. Check for participating Gimmie 5 locations near you, or just mail your filters in (instructions for both US & Canada).

Preserve accepts all clean #5 plastics, like Stonyfield yogurt cups or hummus containers. Any Preserve products you may own, like their toothbrushes, are also re-recyclable. 

To top it off, everything is BPA- and animal-testing- free and made in the USA!