Make-up brands and retailers are now introducing recycling programs so old cosmetics waste can be turned into new products, but how effective are they and what makes the packaging so hard to recycle in the first place?
What the waste ends up as depends on the company that is doing the recycling and what the packaging was made out of.It said some hard plastics could be shredded and used as a concrete additive, while glass could be crushed and used as a sand replacement for buildings in the construction industry.
MAC Cosmetics is also part of that trial, which will help investigate how feasible a national beauty recycling scheme is.A spokesperson from the federal Department of Environment said it was funding the trial because cosmetics were difficult to recycle "through normal processes". Jennie Downes, a researcher from Monash University's Sustainable Development Institute, said recycling cosmetic products was in its early days and not yet economically viable.
They have difficulty accepting aerosols and nail polish, which are made up of complex materials and can also be flammable.
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