L’Oreal introduces make-up recycling in UK shops

 

Trying to be more environmentally friendly, L’Oreal has just announced that it will introduce make-up recycling bins across 1,000 stores in the UK. Its Maybelline brand and TerraCycle, the firm with which it has collaborated, will be installing recycling points in branches of Tesco, Boots, Sainsbury's and Superdrug.

The UK boss of the cosmetics giant has revealed that it wants to “lead the way" in creating beauty recycling habits. As such, customers can already drop off empty make-up products from any brand at the bins available in participating Tesco and Superdrug stores. A list of those can be found online. Boots and Sainsbury’s are going to follow at the end of September.

Products that will be accepted are compacts, eyeshadow palettes, foundation or concealer tubes, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick and lip gloss. Make-up brushes, nail polish and aerosols cannot be dropped in the recycle bins. The items will be collected from the stores, sorted out, cleaned and recycled into plastic pellets which will be utilised to make goods like outdoor furniture.

Other chains owned by L’Oreal, such as The Body Shop and skincare specialist Kiehl's already have this environmental-friendly approach. For instance, they offer customers rewards for returning empty products to the stores for recycling.

L’Oreal is on an environmental-friendly project © Royalty-free image


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