How it Works. Step by Step.

Step four: Box up items and drop at your nearest UPS location.
Step five: Our team receives and properly recycles the bottles. Asterisk directing to FAQ section for more information.
Step six: You get a thermos.com coupon! $5 per product toward your next order.

Return your pre-loved Thermos Brand stainless steel products to us to be recycled responsibly and receive $5 per product to go towards a new Thermos Brand product to use for years to come.

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FAQs

At Thermos Brand, we’re dedicated to helping reduce waste in landfills from reusable stainless steel containers. Instead of disposing disposing of your pre-loved Thermos Brand product, you can send it back to us where we will recycle it. We keep them out of landfills, and you get $5 off your next purchase for Thermos Brand product you send back to us.

You can ship up to 5 stainless steel items with one shipping label. Additional products will require an additional shipping label.

$5 for each Thermos Brand stainless steel item (up to $25 for 5 products)

Coupon codes will be emailed within two weeks after we receive the item(s) at our facility.

If the product(s) did not meet our criteria (for example, item was not stainless steel), the coupon value will be adjusted.

No, Thermos Brand covers shipping. Just box up your items, attach the label to the box, and take it to UPS.

Yes, at this time, the free shipping label you receive will come from UPS. You have the option to print the label from the form screen, or choose UPS Mobile Email to print later. You can find the closest UPS location to you here.

We accept Thermos Brand stainless steel drinkware, food jars, carafes, can insulators, and beverage bottles in any shape, size, condition, color and finish. Unfortunately, we only accept products made out of stainless steel material (Sorry, no plastic - yet!)

Not at this time.

Wash and completely dry your item(s) before sending. Please remove all plastic parts including lids, straws, and silicone gaskets.

It will be collected at our Batesville, Mississippi warehouse for pick-up and transfer to a local facility where it will be recycled.

Unfortunately, after the package is given to UPS, we are unable to return it back to you.

Program Terms

Only send stainless steel Thermos Brand items (bottles, tumblers, food jars, can insulators, carafes, pump pots). Do not send lids, gaskets, straws, plastic items, glass items, stainless steel mugs with plastic handles, or any non-stainless steel items. Recycling may be outsourced to third party vendor. United Parcel Service (UPS) facilitates the shipping label webpages. Label valid for continental U.S. shipments only and subject to UPS policies. Items are not returnable, after release to UPS carrier. Not responsible for shipments sent from outside the United States or that otherwise do not comply.
 Within two weeks of our receipt of qualifying Thermos Brand stainless steel item(s), we will email you a Thermos.com coupon code worth $5 for each item returned.
Limit of 5 items per year per household. Coupon discount can be applied to single checkout of in-stock items on Thermos.com, while supplies last. Expires 30 days after email is sent. Non-transferable. Order total must be at least $10 above discount value. Orders ship to United States only.  Discount excludes taxes, bundled products, sale items, and replacement parts. Coupon has no cash value. Cannot combine promotions. Previous purchases not eligible. Restrictions apply, and subject to early termination without notice. See
Shipping Policy, Terms, and Recycling FAQ for other details.

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We believe in making products that last. But if the time ever comes to retire your loved Thermos Brand stainless steel product, we will take it back.