Nov 23, 2023
Growing up in the Netherlands, Formula Botanica CEO and podcast host Lorraine Dallmeier learned the value of recycling plastic from an early age. However, the prevailing culture of single-use plastics Lorraine experienced in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States was in stark contrast to the practices she grew up with in the Netherlands.
Now, with her career in the cosmetics industry, and background as a Chartered Environmentalist and a biologist, Lorraine is finely tuned to any cosmetics firms’ claims about sustainable packaging, plastic-free alternatives and other green credentials. While many big players are moving towards more responsible packaging systems, a pressing question remains: what really happens to our recycled plastics? Is the labeling of certain plastic cosmetic packaging as recyclable, blindsiding us and akin to greenwashing?
In last
week’s podcast, Lorraine interviewed Dr Suvi Haimi, Co-Founder
and CEO of Sulapac, who brought to light the myth of plastic
recyclability, revealing that some plastics can only be recycled
once. In today’s Green Beauty Opinions, she explores this crucial
issue.
To
learn more about this episode, all of the links that were mentioned
and anything else, please visit the show notes on the Formula
Botanica website.