FAQ's
How to Dispose of Gel Ice Packs
Compost
The best way to dispose of Terra Ice® Gel Packs is through a Municipal or Industrial Composting Network. It is NOT designed for home composting. It will degrade in home compost eventually but it may take a long time.
Discard
Place the whole gel pack into the trash.
Reuse ?
Terra Ice® gel packs are not designed for reuse and tend to degrade quickly when reused.
The content of our gel packs is nontoxic and should not be harmful if ingested in small quantities by your child or pet. However if you have any concerns, we recommend you contact your doctor, veterinarian or local poison control center (1-800-222-1222) immediately.
No. Gel packs you receive in shipments are specially formulated for commercial use, and stay cold too long for safe application to the body. Please talk to your doctor or practitioner about our line of physical therapy products, which are the best choice for both cold and hot therapeutic treatments at home.
The exact recipe is proprietary but here are the basic ingredients:
- Water: 99%+
- Compostable Gelling Agent: less than 1%
You can download the Terra Ice® SDS here.
There are answers in our Business FAQs and Consumer FAQs sections. Alternatively contact us.
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