If your into makeup/skincare/beauty products and care about the environment or plan to start a recycling program in the new year (no you didn’t see me just throw my diet coke can in the garbage) SheFindsErin put together a list of beauty companies that help recycle.
FWIW, plastic cosmetic packaging, is usually made from plastic resin that is more difficult to recycle, such as polypropylene (or #5 plastic). While many curbside recycling programs won’t accept it, this plastic can be recycled into other packaging or plastic lumber.
ShefindsErin’s list:
• Origins’ “Return to Origins” campaign accepts tubes, bottles and jars from any cosmetic company (not just their own), and they’ll give you a free Origins skincare sample as a thanks for chucking your empties in their in-store recycling bins.
• Collect six MAC cosmetic containers, return them to a MAC counter or online, and receive a full-sized MAC lipstick in your color of choice, courtesy of the “Back to MAC” program.
• Any rigid caps that display a 5 in the recycling triangle are eligible for collection at Aveda salons or cosmetic counters for their “Recycle Caps With Aveda” campaign. Aveda will use the caps to make new ones for their products.
• Kiehl’s collect the containers that once held their paraben-free hair and skincare products. They don’t always offer incentives, but when they do, they’re awesome—like full-sized products in return for a few empty Kiehl’s bottles. Keep an eye on “Kiehl’s In The Community” for upcoming rewards programs, and in the meantime, don’t throw any empties out.
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