Plastic hangers, buckets and trays are being recycled to make the handles for a greener version of the Schick Xtreme3 disposable razor, which made its debut last week.
Disposable razors, items that are designed to be thrown away, are difficult to recycle, which is apparently why Schick focused on reducing the environmental impacts of the product's materials, its packaging and manufacturing.
The razor is the first to use 100 percent recycled plastic for the handle and 100 percent post-consumer paper for packaging, according to Mike O'Malley, the company's director of program management and sustainability.
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