Comments on: Cosmetic Retailer Offers Packaging Recycling

By: Princewill

Princewill — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:18:10 +0000

i will like to know how to recycle glass and if possible export broken glasses to those that recycle them if i cant

By: Diane Rapp

Diane Rapp — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:30:28 +0000

where do I buy it? I’ve always wondered why companies like Clinique and Lancome don’t offer refillable bottles from stores. I hate all the waste in my bathroom!

By: Reduce plastic waste :: PlasticLess.com » Blog Archive » PlasticLess Makeup: How to Make Green Cosmetic Choices

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:53:38 +0000

[...] Recycling plastic and glass cosmetics containers was a problem, and a few businesses have offered a solution. Origins is one such company. They accept bottles, jars and tubes from all cosmetic brands as long as they are empty. Polypropylene (#5) plastics are common in cosmetic packaging and many municipal recycling programs don’t accept them. If you don’t live near an Origins shop, check with other chain stores about recycling programs. [...]

By: Don

Don — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:17:33 +0000

I’m into recycling,I break down crt monitors.I need to know companies that buy tubes.I don’t sell tube to china,because I don’t agree with their ways of destruction.I need your help

By: Craig Brown

Craig Brown — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:25:05 +0000

Congratulations to our sister company!!!

Aveda also has a recycle your cap program: http://aveda.aveda.com/aboutaveda/caps.asp

AVEDA: BEAUTY IS AS BEAUTY DOES
The first beauty company manufacturing with 100% certified wind power. Our wind energy purchase offsets 100% of the electricity use by our primary manufacturing facility in Minnesota, USA. One of the largest purchasers of organic ingredients in the personal care industry. 90% of our essential oils and 89% of our raw herbal ingredients are certified organic – that’s 77 tons purchased annually. Eleven Million US dollars raised for environmental and social causes to date through our Earth Month Campaigns. SETTING INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PACKAGING. WE ARE A LEADER IN INTEGRATING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED [PRC] CONTENT INTO OUR PACKAGING WITHOUT COMPROMISE. We fulfill our mission by providing high performance products that are good for out professionals, our guests, and the EARTH.

By: rick

rick — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:48:48 +0000

the body shop founded by anita roddick had a refill and recycle program in all of their stores WORLDWIDE many many years ago.

By: Lori Brown

Lori Brown — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:37:12 +0000

I was happy to learn about this program. Makeup containers always seemed to fall under the “odds and ends” category that was hard to recycle. Kudos to Origins for becoming the first to launch this type of recycling program.