6 sustainable beauty packaging materials replacing plastic

Regulatory pressure is increasing demand for green packaging. Julia Wray explores the renewable materials transforming beauty packaging, from bamboo to shellfish waste

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Tightening producer responsibility laws – like the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – emphasise recycled content and recyclability.

However, many in the cosmetics industry are looking beyond this to materials that eschew fossil fuels, provide a new life for waste products and do not have a detrimental impact on soil.

From upcycled shellfish polymers, to mycelium solutions, Cosmetics Business highlights some of the most innovative materials inspiring beauty packaging, and the companies behind them.

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