Nail Polish

Alternative ways to recycle
Illegal in Garbage, Recycling & Drains
Hazardous Waste

No Nail Polish in the Garbage

The EPA considers nail polish hazardous waste, and it needs to be disposed of as such. Don’t throw it into the regular garbage or a recycling bin, and don’t dump it down the drain.

Alternative Ways to Recycle

Côte Recycling Program

Mail in used bottles of nail polish to Côte’s Recycling Program and receive 10 percent off a future purchase.

Did You Know?

The Origins of Nail Polish

Nail polish was invented in China as early as 3000 BC. The colors you wore depended on which class you belonged to. Lower classes painted their nails nude and other pale colors, while the upper classes painted theirs red.