What do you do with your beauty empties? Chuck them in the bin and move onto the next one, diligently take apart, wash and sort the packaging – or something in between?
However good your recycling habits, Greenpeace has suggested that less than 10% of plastic actually ends up getting recycled in the UK.
Notoriously one of the biggest contributors to plastic waste, the beauty industry is now making a conscious effort to tackle its environmental impact – and one of these ways is by swapping single-use packaging for refillable options.
According to a Beauty Pie report, Google searches for “refillable skincare” rose by 42% in 2022 – and brands are meeting this demand; we’re talking pods that can be popped into everlasting pots, super-sized pouches poured into bottles and powder palettes clicked into keepsake compacts.
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