Please recycle locally where possible. The Kate Somerville cardboard product packaging and parcels may be recyclable through your local kerbside service or municipal recycling drop-off locations.
We’ve made getting started with The Kate Somerville Free Recycling Programme easy! Simply download a free shipping label to ship your Kate Somerville skincare packaging to TerraCycle, and we’ll recycle it.
Participating in this programme is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here. Can’t find the answer to your question on this page? Visit our Help Centre.
Recycle your Kate Somerville skincare packaging through this programme.
Please leave out your aerosols (such as DermalQuench Liquid Lift® or UncompliKated) as they are not accepted by this programme.
Recycle your Kate Somerville cardboard product packaging and parcels through your local kerbside service or municipal recycling drop-off locations where possible.
Yes, this national recycling programme is brand-specific, which means you can only recycle the packaging of this particular brand.
Kate Somerville has sponsored this national recycling programme, so there is no direct cost to you.
We encourage you to ship when your box is full of skincare packaging to minimize the transportation carbon footprint for this programme. UPS will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
When you are ready to send a parcel, please follow these steps:
Download a free UPS label from your account.
Print your label out.
Place your waste in a sturdy cardboard box that is no bigger than 60 x 60 x 50cm and a maximum weight of 20kg.
Attach your label securely to your parcel, and ensure it is easy to read.
Drop off your parcel at your closest UPS drop-off point or arrange a free pick-up for your parcel via UPS by either booking online or calling 03457 877 877.
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before dropping it off, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before shipping. Public drop-off locations will not accept dripping items, so make sure your items are dry.
Earn TerraCycle points by recycling with us! You can redeem your points in the form of a donation to a school or charity of your choice. Thanks to the recycling efforts of our collectors, we've raised over £33 million pounds globally for schools and charities through our recycling programmes.
Click here to learn more about our Recycling Rewards Programme.
Once collected, the skincare packaging are cleaned and separated by material type. The fibers and plastics are recycled into raw formats that manufacturers use to make new products.
Click here to take a virtual tour of our processing facilities.