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What is Laundry Pump made of, and is it recyclable?Updated 5 hours ago

TL;DR: The Laundry Pump bottle is 500 ml HDPE with 50% recycled plastic content, blended with 10% Adflex resin for its soft-touch matte finish. That finish means it is not accepted in kerbside recycling, so it is built as a keep-forever bottle to refill from Sensitive Laundry Liquid. The pump head has a metal spring sealed inside the actuator, so it cannot be recycled as one piece either.


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What is Laundry Pump made of?

The Laundry Pump bottle is 500 ml high-density polyethylene (HDPE) blended with 10% Adflex resin, which gives it the soft-touch matte finish. It is made with 50% recycled plastic content and contains the Reloop® additive, which is designed to activate in microbe-rich environments such as landfill or soil, where it attracts microbes that break the plastic's long molecular chains into biomass, water and carbon dioxide rather than microplastics. The stated timeframe for that process is 3 to 6 years. It does not change how the bottle performs in everyday use, and it is not a reason to throw the bottle away: refilling and reusing it for as long as possible is still the better outcome. The pump head is an actuator with an internal metal spring and a twist-and-screw lock, finished with a matte spray coating. Laundry Pump is made in China. Both parts are designed to be reused and refilled rather than discarded.

✓ Bottle

500 ml HDPE (high-density polyethylene) blended with 10% Adflex resin, which gives the soft-touch matte finish. It is made with 50% recycled plastic content and carries the Reloop® additive.

HDPE 50% recycled content 10% Adflex resin Reloop® additive 500 ml

✓ Pump head

An actuator with an internal metal spring and a twist-and-screw lock, finished with a matte spray coating. Made in China.

Actuator Internal metal spring Twist-and-screw lock Made in China

✓ About the Reloop® additive

Reloop® is designed to activate in microbe-rich environments such as landfill or soil, where it attracts microbes that break the plastic's long molecular chains into biomass, water and carbon dioxide rather than microplastics. The stated timeframe for that process is 3 to 6 years. It does not change how the bottle performs in everyday use, and it is not a reason to throw the bottle away. Refilling and reusing it for as long as possible is still the better outcome.

Is Laundry Pump recyclable?

Not through kerbside recycling. Although the bottle is HDPE, the 10% Adflex resin that creates the soft-touch matte finish means it is not accepted in standard kerbside collections. The pump head cannot be recycled either, because the metal spring is sealed inside the plastic actuator and most facilities cannot separate the two. Laundry Pump is designed as a keep-forever bottle instead: refill it from Sensitive Laundry Liquid and keep it in service for as long as possible. When it does reach the end of its life, put it in general household waste, or check whether your local council runs a specialist plastics scheme.

⚠ Bottle

The 10% Adflex soft-touch finish means the bottle is not accepted in kerbside recycling, even though the base material is HDPE. Keep it and refill it instead.

Not kerbside recyclable Adflex finish Refill instead

⚠ Pump head

The metal spring is sealed inside the plastic actuator, so it cannot be recycled as one piece and most facilities cannot separate the two.

Mixed materials General waste

When it does reach the end of its life, put it in general household waste, or check whether your local council runs a specialist plastics scheme.

How do I make Laundry Pump last as long as possible?

Because Laundry Pump is a keep-forever bottle rather than a recyclable one, keeping it in service is the most useful thing you can do. Refill it from Sensitive Laundry Liquid rather than replacing it, rinse the nozzle occasionally with warm water to stop residue building up inside, and store it upright in a cool, dry place with the head locked. The mechanism is rated for around 3,000 presses with proper care.

✓ Keep it in service

1

Refill from Sensitive Laundry Liquid rather than replacing the bottle.

2

Rinse the nozzle occasionally with warm water to stop residue building up inside. Full steps are in how do I clean and maintain Laundry Pump.

3

Store it upright in a cool, dry place with the head locked between uses. The mechanism is rated for around 3,000 presses.

Koh Laundry Pump

Laundry Pump

Refillable 500 ml pump bottle for Sensitive Laundry Liquid. 4 ml per press, around 3,000 presses.

Koh Sensitive Laundry Liquid

Sensitive Laundry Liquid

1.5L refill. Keeps Laundry Pump in service instead of replacing it.

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Last reviewed: August 2026 · Koh UK

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