Recyclable Packaging

Oceanworks: ‘The demand for recycled ocean-bound plastic will grow’

08-Jun-2023 By Cassandra Stern

Plastic Action Platform Oceanworks offers manufacturers and suppliers to the cosmetics and personal care product industries the opportunity to improve sustainability practices through reclaimed and recycled materials sourcing, its IMPAC+ plastic offsetting...

Reusable, lightweight or recyclable beauty? ‘Reusability should be prioritised’, say researchers

18-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Design to reuse should be prioritised as a sustainable beauty strategy because its overall positive impact far outweighs working with reduced or recyclable materials, according to European researchers.

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Plastic pollution problems: Three takeaways from The Body Shop plastic waste study

29-Jun-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Plastic is both an important packaging material and a prevalent pollutant, and The Body Shop wanted to know what cosmetic plastic Americans throw away the most.

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L’Oréal exec: The future of beauty packaging is ‘eco-desirability’

03-Mar-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The future of beauty packaging will centre on blending sustainability with desirability and rely on innovative industry partnerships and advances in material science, lifecycle analysis and smart product design, says L’Oréal’s global director of sustainable...

Green beauty: ‘The future of branding is glass boxes’, says Provenance CEO

26-Aug-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Green beauty is evolving fast but there is so much more industry can do around transparency and communication on sustainability, especially backing up claims, says the CEO of sustainable communications software specialist Provenance.

GlaxoSmithKline to kickstart rollout of fully recyclable toothpaste tubes

25-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Health care major GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has partnered with packaging specialists Albéa and EPL to develop fully recyclable laminated toothpaste tubes, with a first launch under Sensodyne set for Europe this year.

‘Unique sustainable properties’: Arjowiggins develops translucent barrier paper for cosmetics

03-Dec-2020 By Kacey Culliney

International paper specialist Arjowiggins has developed a translucent barrier paper suitable for the packaging of cosmetics, providing industry with a sustainable, effective and creative alternative to plastic, it says.

Sustainable lipstick twist: Italian firm develops separable paper-plastic packaging

09-Jul-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Italian packaging specialist Mktg Industry has developed a separable double-layered paper and plastic design for lipsticks, enabling easy refills and simply recycling for consumers.

Is this recyclable? Global study finds plastic packaging labels ‘confusing and inconsistent’

19-May-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Labels designed to inform consumers about the recyclability or disposability of plastic packaging create confusion worldwide and industry must address this collectively and urgently, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Consumers International.

The Body Shop Canada redecorates to focus on refillables and activism

12-Mar-2020 By Deanna Utroske

The Natura subsidiary reopened its CF Pacific Centre store in Vancouver, Canada, this month with new features meant to reintroduce consumers to the brand’s progressive mission for gender equality, environmental sustainability, and more.

Avon UK launches vegan skin care line, global rollout and make-up offering to follow

10-Sep-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Avon UK has launched its first vegan and eco-friendly skin care line ‘Distillery’ following several years of scientific research and will soon roll out the offering globally, adding make-up next year.