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MARKS & Spencer (M&S) is to expand its beauty takeback scheme to an additional 60 stores across the UK.
The move brings the number of stores featuring dedicated beauty takeback scheme boxes to 100, with the retailer’s Inverness and Kinnaird Edinburgh outlets now joining its Glasgow Argyle Street store in offering the initiative.
Launched in June 2023, in partnership with the circularity organisation HANDLE, the initiative forms part of M&S’ plan A roadmap to net zero and allows customers to recycle ‘any form’ of plastic or aluminium beauty packaging from any retailer by dropping the packs into dedicated boxes in-store.
Since launching, the scheme has processed over 1.6 tonnes of beauty packaging which otherwise might have ended up in landfill. As part of M&S’ ongoing partnership with HANDLE, the retailer has produced a wide-toothed hair comb, made from at least 98% of the recycled packaging collected by M&S as part of the scheme.
Katharine Beacham, head of sustainability, clothing, and home at M&S, said, “At M&S, we want to play our part in driving a more circular economy and the circularity services we offer are key to this. Since launching last year, our Beauty Takeback Scheme has proven hugely popular, providing a convenient option for customers to recycle their beauty products. We’re delighted to be able to introduce the scheme to even more of our stores across the UK this month, to enable them to give their empty beauty packaging Another life.”
