TerraCycle spin-off Loop has launched its UK pilot e-commerce platform in partnership with Tesco, offering a selection of personal care and beauty brands in waste-free, reusable packaging.
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.
The beauty industry will have to re-think product engagement and interaction as consumers emerge from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis with safety and hygiene front-of-mind, highly aware of everything they touch, says a trends expert.
L’Oréal and Albéa Packaging will continue work on their paper-based tubes, launched last month under the La Roche-Posay brand, with focus set on ensuring the next-generation model is recyclable.
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The beauty and personal care industry must innovate and collaborate to drive forward circular business models, especially in the pre-competitive space, says an executive at the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.
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.
Using recycled plastics in beauty packaging comes with many regulatory and technical hurdles, but these can all be designed out with the right knowledge and collaborative effort, says the director-general of the UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association...
The UK Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) has shared guidance on use of recycled materials in plastic packaging, aimed at debunking regulatory and technical hurdles.
Bioplastics research and development efforts worldwide remain very immature, particularly in cosmetics where there have been very few patents filed, according to Clarivate Analytics.
Japanese personal care major Shiseido has developed a range of makeup tools from reinforced resin, including eyelash curlers, beauty scissors and tweezers, that address metal allergies and sensitivities.
This month’s PCPC Annual Meeting was all about sustainability. At the event, Cosmetics Design caught up with Szaky to discuss the business of TerraCycle, the Loop platform, and sustainable beauty packaging more broadly.
Finnish startup Sulapac is on a mission to spotlight its wood-based, biodegradable, microplastic-free cosmetic jars, and a partnership with Quadpack aims to propel this globally.
Circular cosmetics requires collaboration on responsible packaging, but the future also needs better lifecycle analysis and recycling capabilities, says Albéa Group’s sustainability manager.
Developing sustainable, luxurious beauty products that combine aesthetics and ethics is definitely possible and must be collectively led by prestige brands, says the packaging director of Chanel.
Luxury fragrances must tell a story and evoke experiences, and digital printing is one strong technique to achieve this, says Estée Lauder Companies’ EMEA head of packaging development.
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