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Ocean Trash to Eco-plastic

Eco opportunities continue to be ripe for brands that can think innovatively about their development and implementation.

Cocokind's Sake body lotion housed in Ocean Waste Plastic.

Cocokind's Ocean Waste Plastic x Sake Body Lotion Launch

Cocokind, a conscious beauty brand, is taking a step towards upcycling the plastic found in, or inevitably bound to hit, the ocean.

Burt's Bees will also invest in critical plastic recycling infrastructure in the United States and around the world in cooperation with The Recycling Partnership and rePurpose Global to recover and recycle at least as much plastic as their own plastic footprint.

Burt's Bees x rePurpose Global Announce Ocean Plastic Prevention Initiative

The initiative will support frontline waste enterprises in India and Ghana and promises to eliminate over 1.5 million pounds of plastic waste otherwise bound for the ocean by the end of 2024.

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Waves of Ocean Plastic are Being Turned into Lush Cosmetics Containers

"We are keen to be pushing the frontiers of material recovery and recycling with leaders like Lush. Together, we are providing creative solutions to global problems."

'4Oceans is a certified cleanup partner which means the proof is the pudding sort of mantra,' says Amika's head of ESG, Jamie Richards. 'Truth be told, we found them to be the ideal partner because not only does 4Oceans help cleanup oceans, but they provide continued economic viability to the cleanup area.'

Exclusive: Amika's Head of ESG Talks Ocean Plastic & Beauty Circularity

"PCR takes plastic that has already been in the supply chain and melts it down so it can be used again, and again, and again! It requires much less energy compared to virgin plastics and diverts waste from landfills."

The dashboard offers access to orders, metrics, marketing and compliance information.

Oceanworks Launches Oceanworks Plastic Action Dashboard

The dashboard gives organizations tools to measure, reduce, track and communicate their plastic action initiatives.

Each year 8.8 millions tons of plastic leak into the ocean with packaging being the number one generator of waste in the world.

Asquan Launches Ocean Waste Collection Program

The program works to create a social impact as well as an environmental impact against ocean waste by promoting virgin plastic and collecting plastic waste.

A portion of every Aquage sale will prevent 50 tons—or 2.5 million plastic bottles—from entering the ocean

Aquage & Plastic Bank Partner for Brand Refresh

A portion of every Aquage sale will prevent 50 tons—or 2.5 million plastic bottles—from entering the ocean in partnership with Plastic Bank.

Through the partnership with rePurpose Global, UpCircle beauty funds an impact project in Goa, India, called Project aaf Samudra.

UpCircle Beauty Announces it is Certified Plastic Negative

UpCircle Beauty is funding the annual recovery and removal of nearly 1,942 kg of plastic (nearly one million ocean-bound, single-use plastic pouches) through the partnership with rePurpose Global.

With every purchase of The Healer prevents 1,000 plastic bottles from entering the ocean through this partnership.

Unwrapped Life Partners with Plastic Bank for Earth Day

Unwrapped Life's goal is to prevent more than 2.5 million plastic bottles from entering the ocean.

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Henkel Introduces 100% Recycled Plastic

Slated to hit the German market in June 2019, the products include Meeres Glück, a shampoo from the Nature Box brand, and Fa’s Meeres Liebe shampoo. Additionally, 50% of the packaging contains Social Plastic.

The Plastic Reality Project’s inaugural program took place in September with a week-long expedition to two states in India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

rePurpose Global Launches Plastic Reality Project to Fight Plastic Pollution

The Plastic Reality Project aims to upskill 5,000 sustainability leaders in the next five years on addressing plastic pollution through educational expeditions, corporate training programs and peer mentoring networks.

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SC Johnson Joins New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment was launched at the 2018 Our Ocean Conference, where SC Johnson chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson was joined by Dame Ellen MacArthur (founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation) and Erik Solheim, United Nations executive environment director. More than 250 organizations have signed the document.

Through The Clean Academy Impact Award, Biossance is searching for two ocean activists to award $10,000 in support of their conservation projects.

Biossance Clean Academy Impact Award to Assist Ocean Activists

Through The Clean Academy Impact Award, Biossance is searching for two ocean activists to award $10,000 in support of their conservation projects.

By Humankind has partnered with Plastic Bank to recover and recycle plastic waste. Source: Plastic Bank.

By Humankind Launches Zero-Waste Subscription Service

The subscription program, Offsets, allows users to achieve a net-zero plastic footprint for a monthly fee.

The limited edition Happy Shea collection will be available at the store

L'Occitane Announces Sustainability Pop-up Store

Customers can bring their empty beauty products into the #MEGA store to be recycled.

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Unilever Pledges to Use 100% Recyclable Packaging by 2025

It launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan in which it has promised to reduce the weight of packaging by one third by 2020 and increase the use of recycled plastic content in packaging by at least 25%.

NOT!CE Hair Co.’s solid-form hair care bars are formulated with concentrated ingredients that are activated when mixed with water.

Unwrapped Life Rebrands as NOT!CE Hair Co.

NOT!CE Hair Co. says its new branding better reflects its commitment to waterless hair care products and reduction of single-use plastic waste.

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