The beauty industry has a waste problem. Many brands are trying to do their part to fix that, which is why more are looking into upcycled ingredients, refillable-packaging solutions, and even special ...

The beauty industry's impact on the environment is something we've all become more conscious of in the last year or so. Beyond the stats – which we will come to – there remains the fact that many of ...

As a beauty editor, I inevitably collect copious amounts of products for work — and every few months, this leaves me with a hefty pile of empty or used products to dispose of. As someone who regularly ...

Creating a circular beauty industry is proving incredibly difficult. The cosmetics and personal care categories face an obstacle course on their quest for sustainability, with hoops to jump through ...

1. Should I choose a recycled bath tissue or paper towel over its virgin equivalent? There are benefits to recycled paper and virgin tissue, but from a sustainability perspective recycled paper is the ...

Hard-to-recycle waste items such as plastic packaging, coffee pods and many oral care products now have a new recycling journey in some towns as a result of a collaboration between two waste ...

Have you ever felt guilty about tossing your old Teva sandals, or Colgate toothbrush, or Etch A Sketch into the trash, where they will clog up a landfill for hundreds of years? I have good news for ...

One Tech company's silicon-free chips can both store information to tell consumers how to recycle a product, and tell manufacturers how often the product is recycled. Landfills are responsible for ...

“The good news is that most trash is technically recyclable.” This is the philosophy behind TerraCycle’s recycling program — an organized system for recycling, and upcycling, many items that are not ...

Plastic film can be recycled, but not in your curbside recycling bin — most municipalities in the United States don't accept it. Instead, you can recycle it by bringing it to a drop-off location.

Evidence of the economic opportunities that a circular economy could bring is mounting. The potential environmental impact is also clear. The move to a circular economy—a system that aims to reduce, ...