New York (CNN Business) Toothpaste tubes currently on the market are impossible to recycle because the mix of plastics and aluminum contained in them. Soon, you may be able to toss your used-up toothpaste tube in the blue bin.

Colgate said it has finalized a design for a "first-of-its kind recyclable toothpaste tube." The change is part of the company's efforts to have all of its products use recyclable packaging by 2025.

It took the company five years to develop the new tube.

Colgate said it thought it could use a commonly recycled type of plastic called a "high-density polyethylene" (HDPE) for the new tube, but it discovered that it's not squeezable enough for toothpaste.

It's so-called "eureka moment" came when it compiled several grades of HDPE material in a toothpaste tube. That correct combination "allows people to comfortably squeeze out all the toothpaste, protects the integrity of the product, and meets the demands of high-speed production."