MECCA Beauty Product Free Recycling Programme
Recycle any brand of beauty empties
Mascara tubes and wands
Soft and rigid cosmetic packaging
Cosmetic tubes and sticks
Cosmetic compacts and palettes
Plastic eye, lip and brow liners
Makeup pots
Skin care droppers
Skin care pots and lids
Skin care tubes and caps
Skin care bottles and caps
Lipsticks, balm and gloss
Hair spray bottles and triggers
Hair care tubes and caps
Hair care bottles and caps
All brands accepted
How it works
We’ve made getting started with the MECCA Beauty Product Free Recycling Programme easy! Simply drop your beauty empties off at any MECCA store, and we’ll recycle them.
Get Started
Participating in this programme is easy and FREE! See answers to frequently-asked questions here.
Any brand of cosmetic, hair care or skincare packaging.
The programme does not accept:
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Packaging still containing lots of product
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Aerosol cans or perfume bottles
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Wooden makeup pencils
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Makeup wipes or cloth face masks
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Nail polish bottles and nail polish remover bottles
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Bags, brushes, makeup sponges, false eyelashes, eyelash curlers and other beauty accessories
Outer cardboard packaging can be recycled with your local council, so please don’t include this in your shipment to TerraCycle.
MECCA sponsors this national recycling programme making it free for you to participate.
MECCA stores will not accept dripping packages, so please make sure your items are dry.
No, you do not need to clean the packaging before dropping it off for recycling, but please remove as much of the remaining product as possible before dropping in store. MECCA stores will not accept dripping items, so please make sure your items are dry.
Discover Our Recycling Process
Once collected, the beauty empties are cleaned and separated by material type. The fibres 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.
Recycle in partnership with MECCA
TerraCycle and MECCA have partnered to create a free recycling programme for all brands of beauty empties.
Find your closest participating store and drop-off your empty products to be recycled.