The Personal Care and Beauty Recycling Programme
Recycle your skin care and hair care packaging in partnership with Garnier®
- Participating locations
- 213
- Available locations
- 787
Recycling in partnership with Garnier ®
TerraCycle® and Garnier® have partnered to create a free recycling programme for all brands of beauty product packaging. The programme also offers participants the opportunity to fundraise for their favourite school or charity.
Drop-off locations
How it works
Participating is completely free and very easy.
When you are ready to ship, attach your free shipping label to the box and order a pick-up via UPS by calling +353 1 52 45446. UPS will then collect the waste from your location. You can also drop-off your parcel at your closest UPS drop-off point, which you can find here.
What you can recycle in this programme
All brands are accepted!
Good news, plastic bottles are recyclable in almost all UK council recycling systems. Our programme does accept plastic bottles, however as these are widely recyclable, we ask that you only send us bottles if it is not possible to recycle them via your local council system. Always remember to remove the labels on the bottles and recycle them with TerraCycle®. Click here for a complete overview of the beauty products packaging you can recycle through TerraCycle and what you can recycle locally.
*A note on aerosol containers
At this time aerosols are not accepted as part of the recycling programme. We are exploring with TerraCycle® the potential for their inclusion in the future, however the good news is that in most parts of the UK, aerosol recycling is possible. More than 96% of local authorities recycle aerosols through kerbside collections. Please visit your local council website to find out how you can recycle aerosols locally. Always make sure your aerosols are empty and recycle the aerosol lids separately.
Best practices for recycling
In order to recycle this waste stream properly, please make sure all excess product has been removed (i.e. leftover product) and place all the accepted packaging in a box. If you choose to rinse your product, please note that it must be completely dry prior to shipping. Tape the box together securely ensuring there are no loose edges or corners. Print your label and attach it securely to the shipment.
What happens to the waste
Once collected, the personal care and beauty packaging is separated by polymer type, cleaned, and extruded into plastic pellets to make new recycled products. Click here to learn more about the recycling process.
Rewards
TerraCycle® points can be redeemed for a variety of charitable gifts or a payment of €0.01 to the non-profit organisation of your choice. For more information about our points programme, click here.
Resources
LEARN MORE ABOUT GARNIER®
Garnier® is committed to sustainable, environmentally-friendly beauty – to preserving biodiversity and minimising our impact on the earth's climate. We are trying hard to reduce packaging and increase the use of recycled materials. All our cardboard and paper-based packaging is FSC-certified and we are significantly reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions from our factories. Recycling waste and reducing landfill is a cornerstone of our efforts and through our partnership with Terracycle®, we want to inspire others to get involved. Click here to learn more.
