Inside beauty’s eco transport hacks for raw materials

By Julia Wray 14-Aug-2023

What are the beauty supply chain’s equivalents to the food industry’s 'crownless' pineapple project?

Crownless pineapples can be packed more efficiently, saving packaging material

Crownless pineapples can be packed more efficiently, saving packaging material

While scouring LinkedIn for potential beauty news leads, this writer stumbled across an image of pineapples in the supermarket minus their signature spiky crowns, nestled below a sign saying: “Crownless helps conserve; why no tops on these Del Monte pineapples?”

Uploaded by LinkedIn user Toby Myers with the caption “here’s a simple(ish) way to reduce a pineapple’s carbon footprint by >20%, save money, & promote the circular economy at the same time”, the post raised the question, what similar, seemingly-simple but impactful hacks does the beauty supply industry use to reduce the environmental impact of the materials it then ships around the world?
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