We’re excited to introduce our beauty packaging collection program initiative to help our community repurpose hard-to-recycle packaging (from any beauty brand) with our partnership with Pact.
Only 5% of what you put in your curbside recycling bin is actually being given new life like we're led to believe. Sadly, the majority of beauty product packaging still finds its way into landfills, oceans or becomes incinerated. Let’s change this shocking statistic and work together to restore the health of our planet through regenerative packaging solutions – and our partnership with Pact.
Recycled = Rewarded
To support Pact as a non-profit, customers contribute $5 for a send-back shipping label and we cover the cost of recycling fees. As a thank you from us, we’ll send you a discount code for $10 off your next purchase of $20+ so you can restock your fav products to support the health of your skin – and our home.
Finish product (and enjoy your glowing results!) then empty, rinse and completely clean the packaging - including lids, caps and pumps. Collect your empties until you have 5-10 from any beauty brand.
Per Pact’scollection guidelines, choose between local curbside recycling, drop in aPact bin near you or mail back 5-10 Pact-approved clean empties so materials can be reused or repurposed. Plus Pact offers full tracking + transparency into their recycling process.
Request and receive a $5 shipping label (with all the send-back details you’ll need). Pop 5-10 clean empties in a repurposed box and send them off – then shop your fav skincare with a $10 off code from us!
| SHIPPING BOX | REUSABLE | RECYCLABLE AT HOME | MAIL BACK TO RECYCLE | LANDFILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packing Material tissue paper & void fill | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Product Carton | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Primary Container glass bottles & jars, plastic tubes | ✓ | |||
| Primary Closure pumps, droppers, caps | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Plastic Material safety seals, plastic bags & wrappers | ✓ | |||
| ✓ |
| REUSABLE | RECYCLABLE AT HOME | MAIL BACK TO RECYCLE | LANDFILL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shipping Box |
✔ | ✔ | ||
Packing Material corrugated wrapping & void fill |
✔ | ✔ | ||
Product Carton |
✔ | |||
Primary Container glass bottles & jars, plastic tubes |
✔ | ✔ | ||
Primary Closures pumps, droppers, caps |
✔ | ✔ | ||
Plastic Materials safety seals, plastic bags & wrappers |
✔ |
Our passion at Primally Pure is to empower you to lead a non-toxic, low-impact lifestyle. We’re partnering with Pact, a non-profit collective, to help you do exactly that. From soil to skin – and back again. Our partnership with Pact means you can mail-back your hard-to-recycle tubes and glass bottles to be given new life – and even become new beauty packaging! Now that’s full circle.
Beauty packaging can be problematic for recycling facilities and with our partnership with Pact we made it easy for you to send back your containers and they'll recycle your empties.
GET MY SHIPPING LABELWant to skip the shipping label? You can drop your empties in a Pact bin for free! Click below for locations.
FIND A BIN NEAR YOUPact takes hard-to-recycle beauty packaging that would normally end up in a land-fill and mechanically breaks it down so that it can go back on the market to beauty packaging manufacturers. That way manufacturers can purchase PCR (post consumer recycled) plastic and use it again to make new containers. As consumers ask that companies use more PCR in their packaging, the demand will increase for this material. We can create a closed loop where beauty packing is being recycled and reused over and over again, reducing waste and toxic emissions from incinerating these materials.
We understand that some customers would prefer not to pay to ship their items back. This is why we offer $10 off your next order of $20+ after your shipment has been dropped off! We recommend holding on to your empties until you have 5 or more, that way you are saving money and time (plus getting the most out of our offer)!
Alternatively, you can also find a collection bin near you so that you can simply drop the items off for free. Pact is expanding their collection bin locations so if you don’t see one near you, please keep checking back!
This year we have taken a comprehensive overview of our packaging to see where we can do better. Many of our products are bottled in glass, which is an endlessly recyclable material. The trouble is that amber glass is often not easily recycled by municipal recycling programs. However, we choose to use amber glass to help prevent oxidation of our products so that our customers can use fresh, clean products. Pact has offered to recycle this material for us which is a big win as we are working towards lessinging our environmental footprint! We have reviewed our deodorant tube packaging as well and have decided to move towards using PCR plastic. We have also reviewed our shipping materials to see what changes we can make to be more sustainable. Please keep an eye out this year for some of these exciting changes.