The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) and Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI) published the findings from a multi-year cosmetic glass recycling case study on October 3, 2024. This study aims to enhance responsible packaging innovation and advance circularity for the cosmetics industry.
The research identified key criteria for designing cosmetic glass packaging to be recyclable, noting that glass decorations allowing 5% or more light transmission have a greater chance of being correctly sorted. ELC plans to train its packaging designers, product developers, and glass packaging suppliers on these criteria.
The findings will be incorporated into ELC's packaging sustainability guidelines and shared as a resource with the Glass Packaging Institute. This collaboration seeks to remove barriers to recycling and maximize recyclability yields across the system.
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