Dispose of old deodorant?

Dispose of old things from the cosmetics shelf

Fortunately is has Cosmetics Has been a food standard for a long time, so by and large you do not have to expect dangerous substances.

• The quantities in the vessels are also so small that you hardly have to worry about where to put them. Just throw away jars with cream, make-up or powder in the general waste, unless you see a green dot on it.
• If there is a green dot on the goods, pour water-soluble substances into the wastewater and dispose of solid components in the residual waste. Only the empty pack goes into the yellow sack or the recycling bin.

However, you should be careful with aerosol cans such as hairspray or if you still have an old deodorant.

Disposal of deodorant

• You can dispose of pens and roll-ons like other cosmetics, so the contents go into the general waste or into the sewage, the packaging as well, unless you see the green dot symbol thereon. You can dispose of the pump spray in the same way.


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• With spray cans, it depends on how old your old deodorant is. You can simply empty modern spray cans completely and then dispose of them with the recyclable materials.
• Cans that are more than 20 years old or that have been brought from abroad may contain CFCs. These cans say that you should empty them completely and then throw them in the trash, but this instruction is outdated. If the can is older and there is no indication on it that no CFC has been used as a propellant, it is better to take the can to a pollutant collection point.
• Deodorants containing CFCs have not been sold in Germany for over 20 years, but the alternative is CO₂ is also not harmless as a greenhouse gas. It is also a waste to offer these cosmetics in an aluminum can. So you should use a pump spray, a roll-on or a pen when buying a new one.