Plastic bottles

Plastic bottles are often used to house beauty products due to their lightweight nature and affordability. Unfortunately, most plastic bottles cannot be recycled due to the type of plastic being used, and the fact that they may have several components glued to each...

Plastic bags

Since the UK government introduced a 10p charge to all businesses for single-use plastic bag usage, the number being used has fallen drastically. Despite this, there are still millions of plastic bags being manufactured and sold every year. There are also many bags...

Aluminium foils

According to Green Salon Collective, UK hairdressers only recycle 1% of their foil. Whilst aluminium foils are used extensively by hair and nail salons to create beautiful highlights or remove chemical product from the nails, they cannot be curb side recycled due to...

Make-up

Make-up compacts are extremely difficult to recycle. Often, there are mixed materials glued together (such as mirrors and metal pans within plastic compacts), and various decoration techniques. In addition, residual make-up within the packaging could be classed as a...

Paper

Paper and cardboard packaging are often essential to convey legally-required information such as ingredients lists and use-by dates on beauty products. Along with point of sale and various marketing literature, they also create strong visual brand identity....

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