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Method Bottles are Now Made with 100% Recycled Recovered Coastal Plastic

Sourced through SC Johnson's partnership with Plastic Bank.

Method Bottles are Now Made with 100% Recycled Recovered Coastal Plastic

Method is ushering in a new wave of sustainable packaging.

The personal care brand’s new bottles are now made entirely from 100% recycled recovered coastal plastic sourced through SC Johnson‘s partnership with Plastic Bank.

Recycled recovered coastal plastic is plastic that has been collected on land, within 31 miles of the coast, to stop it from ending up in the ocean or a landfill. Since 2018, SC Johnson has worked with Plastic Bank to create over 550 plastic collection locations across Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Brazil, where collection members are compensated for gathering plastic. To date, the SC Johnson and Plastic Bank partnership has recovered the equivalent of 3 billion bottles that are recycled and turned into consumer product packaging.

Method first introduced recycled recovered coastal plastic into limited edition hand soap and dish soap bottles in 2012. Now, it’s advancing sustainable packaging by utilizing more recycled recovered coastal plastic across several home cleaning, hand soap and specialty cleaner products.

“Our partnership with SC Johnson is more than just a collaboration; it’s a rallying call to businesses worldwide to step up to end poverty and stop plastic pollution,” said David Katz, founder and CEO of Plastic Bank. “We believe that collective, incremental efforts ignite sweeping transformations. No matter how big the global waste footprint is, every step we take together for the good of our people and the planet counts,”. “It’s time for businesses to realize that authentic environmental and social impact can catalyze growth by genuinely winning the hearts of their customers.”

Method’s newly packaged products are available in gel and foaming hand washes, all-purpose cleaner, dish soap, foaming tub and tile cleaner and laundry detergent in the US and Canada.

Method’s all-purpose cleaner and foaming hand wash are offered in reusable aluminum bottles with recyclable glass concentrate refills, which save 96% of plastic compared to single-use bottles.

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