What is Laundry Pump made of and can I recycle it?Updated 13 hours ago

Laundry Pump bottle is 500 mL HDPE (high-density polyethylene) plastic with 10% Adflex Resin for a soft-touch matte finish. The bottle contains 50% post-consumer recycled plastic and is treated with Reloop biodegradable additive. The pump head is HDPE plastic with an internal metal spring and a twist-and-screw lock, finished with matte spray coating. Both are designed to be reused and refilled rather than discarded.

Reloop is an additive blended into Koh Laundry Pump bottle plastic that helps the material naturally biodegrade once it enters a microbe-rich environment such as landfill or soil. The additive activates and attracts microbes that break down the long molecular chains of the plastic. The process converts the material into biomass, water, and carbon dioxide rather than microplastics or harmful residues. Unlike traditional biodegradable plastics, Reloop-treated materials remain durable and fully recyclable during their useful life. Biodegradation only begins once disposal conditions trigger it, typically completing within 3 to 6 years compared to centuries for conventional plastics.

Yes for the bottle, no for the pump head. The HDPE bottle is widely accepted in kerbside recycling programs across Australia. Rinse it before placing it in your recycling bin. The pump head can't be recycled as one piece because the metal spring is sealed inside the plastic actuator and most facilities can't separate them. Dispose of the pump head with general household waste when it reaches end of life. The Reloop additive in the bottle does not interfere with normal recycling.

The most environmentally helpful thing you can do is keep using Laundry Pump for as long as possible. Refill with Sensitive Laundry Liquid and rinse the nozzle weekly to prevent residue build-up. The mechanism is rated for approximately 3,000 pumps with proper care. When the head eventually wears out, you can replace just the head with Laundry Pump Head spare part instead of binning the whole pump. Less plastic to recycle is always better than more plastic to recycle.