How many times have you held on to beauty empties not knowing exactly what to do with them? We’re guilty of this, too. Thankfully for us, there are programs out there designed to give us a proper place to toss our empties in addition to helping us do our part in recycling. Better yet, some of these programs offer rewards in exchange for our willingness to help the planet.
Let’s be honest—we’re always buying new products and inevitably collecting more empties than we know what to do with. Just in time for Earth Day, we’ve searched high and low for ways to recycle those empties. If you’re like us and have a stash of beauty containers sitting somewhere, it’s time you do your part in preserving the planet. Take advantage of these 10 brands that offer recycling programs: From free shipping labels to credits toward skin treatments, keep this list handy and share with another beauty lover.
If you live in Venice, California and love a good facial, Osea’s new recycling program is right up your alley. For every six empties you bring into the skin care studio in person, you’ll receive a $40 treatment credit.
Have Aveda empties that you cannot recycle at home? The brand welcomes you to bring them into one of its physical locations. This handy guide will help you determine what packaging you can bring back to Aveda and what you should recycle locally.
1Back To MAC
As if recycling empties isn’t satisfaction enough, MAC Cosmetics iconic Back To MAC recycling program offers a free lipstick for every six MAC empties you turn in. Just visit your local MAC counter, or you can send your empties to the address provided on the official website.ADVERTISING
2Recycle to Origins
Attention beauty aficionados: Origins accepts most empty packaging (from any brand) to either recycle them or use them for energy recovery. At the moment, this program is only available in North America, but we hope to see them expand this legacy program, which has been running since 2009.3skyn ICELAND’s Recycling Program
Love Skyn Iceland and its products, which are modeled after nature? Good news, Skyn Iceland accepts empties from its brand in exchange for money off your next purchase.4Garnier Recycling in Partnership with Terracycle
Garnier teamed up with TerraCycle to give us an easy way to recycle all of our favorite products for the brand. Just sign up for free, collect your Garnier empties and ship them (for free). Your empties are recycled into packaging for new products. Signing up for this program through TerraCycle will also help you redeem points to use toward products and donations to the non-profit organization or school of your choice.5Osea Skincare Studio Recycling Program
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