Medela has launched their Medela Recycles program, focused on helping moms who have finished their breastfeeding journey help new moms start theirs.

Now you dont have to throw away your breastpump after you have weaned the baby. Medela will dismantle the pumps at a processing center and the materials will be properly recycled.

To date, Medela has recycled over 6,000 pumps. Their current goal is to recycle 12,000 breast pumps and put 24 Medela hospital grade pumps and breastfeeding supplies in Ronald McDonald House Charities.

How It Works

• Moms should register at medelarecycles.com to prepare their pump for recycling.
• Registered participants get a pre-paid shipping label and instructions on how to complete the process once they are done pumping.
• Once the used pump is shipped back to Medela, Medela works with a third-party company to properly dismantle the pump for recycling.