REDUCING WASTE

A STORY OF RESPECT FOR THE PLANET

In today's world, any responsible company has a duty to do all it can to reduce waste and prevent pollution. The future of our planet depends on our actions today! At L'OCCITANE, we've been focusing on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle for many years, but there's still more we can do. And we're working on it!

SOME ALARMING FACTS...

By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean.

50% of the plastic the world uses is used just once, then thrown away.

Over the last 10 years, humans have produced more plastic than during the whole of the last century.

OUR MISSION AS A BRAND

OUR AIM:
To ensure that 100% of our bottles are made from 100% recycled plastic, and 100% of our stores offer a recycling service by 2025.

Two ways to do this:
1. Develop eco-designed packaging together
2. Be ecologically innovative!

REACT

AROMACHOLOGIE COLLECTION: 100% recycled packaging

Do you know why the bottles in the Aromachologie range have a green colour? It's because they're designed to be green! In the world of cosmetics, clear plastics are usually preferred, but we chose to use coloured bottles for this range, so we could make them from 100% recycled PET.
By 2025, we want to be using rPET in all our bottles, and we're working with Loop Industries to make this happen!

A PLASTIC FREE MAILING BOX
FOR A GREENER DELIVERY SERVICE

We know we're not perfect, but we're constantly looking for ways to cut down on plastic and waste. A recent example of this is our new plastic free mailing box. Made from FSC-certified recycled cardboard, it's 100% recyclable and, as the name suggests, completely free of plastic. This box is printed with water-based inks, which are more environmentally friendly. We've also optimised our filling process to minimise empty spaces, so there's less volume to transport. The box is quite original, as you don't open it on the side where the label is, but on the "yellow" side. Just think sunshine!

REDUCE

ECO-REFILLS: AN ECO-EASY WAY TO CUT DOWN ON PLASTIC!

Many of our products are available in eco-refills, which use 65 to 90% less plastic than a regular bottle. In 2017, our overall use of plastic was reduced by 7% thanks to customers opting for these eco-friendly solutions. So, when there's a choice, go for this eco-option! And you'll be glad to know that we plan to sell even more eco-refills in the future!

RECYCLE

LOOP: TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY!

L'OCCITANE recently signed a multi-year contract with Loop Industries, which uses a revolutionary process to transform waste plastic into high-purity, food-grade PET plastic. Thanks to this groundbreaking technology, we should be able to achieve our goal of using 100% recycled plastic in our bottles by 2025!

L'OCCITANE recycling programme

REFILL, RECYCLE, RETHINK

Respect for the environment is at the heart of L’OCCITANE, that’s why we’ve partnered with TerraCycle® to provide a collection and recycling programme for our customers to be able to simply recycle their empties at any of the L’OCCITANE boutiques.

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What's next

ECO-DESIGN: RETHINKING OUR PACKAGING

We like to keep our packaging simple with no frills or excess. By reducing packaging thickness, we've already saved 28 tons of plastic. We are currently planning to replace our cellophane protective seals with a new, eco-friendly, compostable solution made from FSC-certified wood fibre. Watch this space!

More Than Just A Brand

L'OCCITANE SUPPORTS KIK PLASTIC

We are on a mission to reduce plastic pollution and we are excited to share with you our next expedition... We are teaming up with British adventurer, Kiko Matthews, who is taking plastic pollution into her own hands.