The green beauty space can be a confusing one to navigate. What’s actually considered clean? Are there certain ingredients to avoid and others to look for? The questions are seemingly endless, and after searching for answers, Romain Gaillard knew there was a need for streamlining the clean beauty shopping process. He founded The Detox Market, a one-stop-shop for non-toxic beauty and wellness products. Here, we’re chatting with Gaillard about how he decides which brands to carry, his motto for running a successful business and the company’s pledge for inclusivity and sustainability. Plus, he breaks down what “greenwashing” is in the skin-care industry.

Can you give us a little background on your career before entering the beauty space?

I was raised in Paris but moved to the West Coast over 15 years ago to work in tech. It was an interesting, educational and rapidly growing sector that required constant pivoting. My time in the industry taught me a lot about ever-changing environments and innovation. While it was a great learning experience, I think I always knew something important was missing — a sense of true meaning, purpose and contribution.

How did you settle on making the jump to beauty?

I was already conscious of what I put into my body. My parents were early proponents of the green-living movement after having lived in the Bay Area during the ’70s. That said, what I put onto my body wasn’t on my radar. Like many people, the possibility of products being unsafe didn’t even occur to me. The turning point came when a close friend of mine received a breast cancer diagnosis. Together, we started educating ourselves about toxicity in personal-care products. It was clear the industry was flawed and that consumers deserved much, much better. I took a leap of faith and ditched my career in tech. I launched the first iteration of The Detox Market in 2010 as a pop-up store in Venice, California. The rest, as they say, is history.

Is there a motto that you've strived to maintain in your business as The Detox Market has grown?

Don’t cut corners, period. Settling is a dangerous game and can quickly devolve into a slippery slope of quality deterioration. It is easy to justify one or two questionable decisions, whether it be motivated by a desire to do a favor or save some money, but eventually, the lines become blurred. Stay steady. From the beginning, we’ve stuck by the brands we believed in and have never lowered our standards for the sake of instant gratification. If you’re in it for the long game, maintaining those expectations for yourself and others always pays off.

“Clean beauty” is an ambiguous term. How do you decide which brands to carry in your store?

As the clean beauty industry continues its exponential growth, more and more brands are jumping in to capitalize on consumers’ desires for natural products. While the increasing interest is great for people’s well-being, it is not so great for the rise of “clean washing” or “greenwashing.” Because clean beauty is a relatively new movement, there is no universally agreed-upon standard when it comes to which ingredients are considered “bad.” It’s up to each retailer to create its own list. We have a list of banned ingredients we keep up-to-date with the latest research. Safety is our priority, which is why we use the principle of precaution. When there is any doubt, we blacklist. That said, what makes a product exceptional is not just what’s left out, but also what’s left in. Removing certain ingredients is not enough; we want to ensure brands are including and maximizing the potent ones. Claiming your product excludes 15 ingredients, or that your store bans 3,000, doesn’t mean anything in and of itself. We only carry products we would feel good about using and sharing with our families, which is the highest litmus test of all.

What's next for The Detox Market?

We’re focusing on two important initiatives right now, and we want to be part of the solution for both. The first is sustainability. Earlier this year, we launched our Sustainability Starts Now campaign. Proactively combating the climate crisis has become more urgent than ever. We’ve always been conscious of our footprint, but we’re taking our efforts to the next level to achieve our goals of being carbon-negative, planting 1 million trees and empowering others to join us. In addition to partnering with TerraCycle to make it easy for people to recycle their empties, we’re focusing on actions that yield tangible results, like planting a tree for every online order, rethinking our shipping practices and designing modular retail displays to phase out non-recyclable ones. Our second initiative is inclusivity. When it comes to diversity, like many industries, the beauty industry has an unacceptable status quo when it comes to inclusivity and appropriate representation. We’re committed to being part of the change. We’re implementing several initiatives, one of the most exciting being The Launchpad, a program we’re establishing to help BIPOC founders launch new, green beauty brands and accelerate their growth. The Detox Market is investing $1 million over four years into media space, marketing funds, creative resources and senior-level mentorship across all operations. True change necessitates concerted, consistent effort, and we’re devoted to putting in the work.

What's been the biggest pinch-me moment in your career?

Five years into The Detox Market, we weren’t getting much traction, and I was starting to get really discouraged. Five years is a long time to keep something going, and I was questioning whether sticking with it was the right decision. One moment changed everything: I was in Toronto for business, having a drink at the bar while waiting for some friends. Two women sat down next to me and began chatting with each other about beauty. One asked her friend where her favorite place to shop for beauty was. The friend responded, “The Detox Market.” It was the ultimate pinch-me moment — a sign if there ever was one. These strangers weren’t friends or family. They didn’t know who I was and they certainly didn’t know the impact their conversation had on me.

And finally, what are your three desert island products?

The Detox Mode Altogether Oil, Odacité 552M Shampoo Bar and Suntegrity Natural Moisturizing Face Sunscreen and Primer.

A Natura (NTCO3) e a The Body Shop lançaram um programa de logística reversa em suas lojas. A cada cinco embalagens vazias das marcas os clientes recebem um novo produto. As lojas da Natura receberão ainda produtos de qualquer uma das quatro marcas do grupo Natura &Co: Avon, Natura, The Body Shop e Aesop.

The new RingRecycleMe recycling program ensures consumers can recycle plastic ring carriers.     Avangard Innovative, a plastics recycler based in Houston, has partnered with Hi-Cone Worldwide, supplier of ring carrier multipackaging systems based in Itasca, Illinois, to launch RingRecycleMe, a program for recycling Hi-Cone’s plastic ring carriers for beverages, which are made of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Hi-Cone says RingRecycleMe is a free recycling program to ensure that consumers can recycle their ring carriers through RingRecycleMe.com or by dropping them off at participating retail locations later this year. Through the partnership, Avangard will supply postconsumer recycled resin (PCR) pellets from its NaturaPCR recycling facilities to Hi-Cone for the production of its redesigned RingCycles packaging. Hi-Cone says this process reduces the use of virgin plastic in half. Shawn Welch, vice president of Hi-Cone Worldwide, says current U.S. curbside recycling programs seldom accept LDPE and ways to process that material. “We were looking for solutions that would provide us with postconsumer recycled content,” Welch says of the partnership with Avangard for RingRecycleMe. “We had to connect with a recycler, and we said we’d be in the market for buying recycled content. Avangard saw an opportunity to corner this market with us, knowing they had a customer like Hi-Cone would be in need of this content over a longer period of time. We’re partnering to make an investment to expand into the postconsumer plastics space.” Welch adds that Hi-Cone surveyed its consumers and learned that 91 percent find plastic recycling to be beneficial. “We know that a market is out there; our customers appreciate this effort. We want to be sure we’re providing yet another channel by which consumers can get plastic rings back to us to put in product.” The company adds that its plastic ring carriers are an alternative to paperboard that were developed in the 1960s to prevent deforestation. Hi-Cone is currently working on a sustainable solution for its ring carriers that is 100 percent recyclable, biodegradable or compostable by 2025. “We are excited to be a part of the RingRecycleMe initiative in partnership with Hi-Cone, as we both share a commitment to keeping plastic and other recyclables out of landfills and the environment,” says Rick Perez, CEO of Avangard Innovative. “Our participation leverages proprietary technology to measure, manage and monetize retailers’ sustainability programs, maximizing the volume of ring carriers and other LDPE plastics reclaimed, recycled, and transformed into postconsumer resin (PCR). By using the PCR pellets to manufacture new ring carriers, Hi-Cone and Avangard Innovative will effectively create a circular economy solution.” “Our partnership with Avangard Innovative is important to Hi-Cone because we’re working together to transform our product portfolio and build a circular economy for plastic so that this material does not become waste,” Welch says. “At the same time, with the launch of our RingRecycleMe initiative, we’re giving consumers the resources and confidence that their ring carriers will be recycled and reused over and over again to cut plastic production during this pandemic. We see this as a positive step in the right direction.” Hi-Cone also partners with organizations around the world including the Ocean Conservancy and TerraCycle and is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastic Economy Global Commitment to advance the circular economy and keep plastics in use as a valuable resource. In Europe, Welch says Hi-Cone is currently working with TerraCycle, Trenton, New Jersey, to collect and recycle plastic ring carriers. He says there are about 600 collection points for ring carriers in Europe, adding that he hopes to see that kind of construct in the U.S. around the new partnership with Avangard. In addition, Hi-Cone is working to boost the amount of recycled content in its ring carriers. Welch says the company is working to use about 55 percent recycled content in its product for the European market with goals to hit that mark in the U.S. and Mexico in 2021.  

When full, the boxes will be returned to TerraCycle for processing and the collected waste will be cleaned, melted and remolded to make new products.   SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Subaru of America, Inc., today announced a new recycling initiative to recycle personal protective equipment (PPE) waste in response to the increase in waste due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new initiative is an expansion of the automaker’s existing recycling collection partnership with TerraCycle®, the world’s leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams. The new collection efforts divert improperly discarded PPE from landfills and incinerators. Subaru will employ TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes™ to collect disposable masks and gloves across more than 20 offices nationwide, including ports, regional training centers and the automaker’s headquarters in Camden, NJ.   “At Subaru, our commitment to maintaining a safe work environment is as strong as our dedication to protecting and preserving our environment by keeping it clean,” said Alan Bethke, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Subaru of America, Inc. “This expansion of our years-long work with TerraCycle allows us to responsibly wear PPE while furthering the Subaru Love Promise commitment to reduce landfill trash and engage in smart environmental practices, simply because it is the right thing to do.”   Zero Waste Boxes provide a convenient recycling solution for all types of single-use PPE, which are not recyclable through conventional recycling facilities. By placing Zero Waste Boxes in offices around the country, Subaru employees can responsibly dispose of their protective gear instead of tossing items on the ground.   To properly collect and recycle PPE waste, each participating Subaru corporate location will use the following Zero Waste Boxes:  

• Disposable Gloves Zero Waste Box – to recycle vinyl, nitrile, and latex gloves.
• Disposable Masks Zero Waste Box – to recycle surgical and industrial face masks.

  When full, the boxes will be returned to TerraCycle for processing and the collected waste will be cleaned, melted and remolded to make new products. Disposable masks are typically made from #5 polypropylene plastic and can be turned into a variety of items ranging from reusable shipping pallets to plastic lumber applications. Rubberized disposable gloves be used by rubber manufacturers in low-grade applications for products such as matting.   “At TerraCycle, our mission has always been to eliminate waste, recycle the unrecyclable and use our innovative business solutions to minimize human impact on the planet,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle Founder and CEO. “By spearheading this initiative to reduce the impact of PPE waste on the environment, Subaru continues to demonstrate their shared commitment to a greener future.”   Courtesy: www.wasteadvantage.com

When Alex Grima was a youngster her first fragrance was Daisy by Marc Jacobs.   “Once you’re younger and also you’ve used up that first bottle you don’t need to throw it out as a result of it’s so stunning and you’ve got an emotional connection to it,” says Grima. “You find yourself lugging it round in your bag or hoarding it in your toilet.”   If Grima had needed to eliminate the bottle sustainably, she would have had an issue. Like many magnificence merchandise, the fragrance is available in an advanced packaging – plastic, glass and metallic – that can be hard to recycle. However it was a keeper and “it’s that sense of permanence and worth that we need to join with at this time”.   “We” is Grima and Sue Tuttle, who’ve drawn on these teenage recollections to create a refillable magnificence retailer in Sydney. Australia’s magnificence business is taking steps in the direction of extra accountable disposal for packaging. Jurlique, Biome and Innisfree all have partnerships with the recycling firm TerraCycle, and provide reductions in alternate for empty packaging. MAC Cosmetics’ “Again to MAC” program rewards recyclers with free lipstick.   As the primary high-end recycle magnificence idea retailer in Australia, Foile goals to push these initiatives additional by eliminating disposable packaging.   “Magnificence and skincare is such a excessive consumption business: you employ your face wash and out it goes, you employ your make-up and out it goes,” says Grima. “So many merchandise are packaged in plastic so there’s additionally a excessive environmental affect, however it doesn’t should be that method. If we swap to refillable vessels we will save as much as 70% of the waste that results in landfill.”   Australia has reasonably priced choices for low-packaging and refillable magnificence merchandise, like The Supply, Scoop and Lush, however Folie goals to really feel luxurious – much less hemp fisherman’s pants, extra Stella McCartney. The shop is lined with inexperienced tiles, and visiting it looks like stepping inside an costly aquarium, not a wholefoods retailer.   Excessive-end refillable magnificence is a rising motion all over the world, with New York perfume model Le Labo and French bodycare model L’Occitane providing the service in its shops, whereas the whole line by Danish make-up artist Kirsten Kjaer Weis consists of refillable compacts.   “It’s the identical mannequin we’ve seen in bulk meals that’s now shifting into different markets equivalent to cleansing merchandise to advertise zero waste and minimise packaging,” says Grima. Within the Bondi seaside retailer you’ll discover glass bottles and tubs that may be crammed from 14 totally different oils, gels and clays – working from marula, jojoba and rosehip oils to sea salts, blue clay and rosewater – as a part of the corporate’s Foile Classics vary. Prospects are inspired to combine and match the substances to go well with their magnificence regimens. A 60ml bottle of Moroccan argan oil prices $37 however as soon as the bottle is bought, refills are simply $22, which makes the Folie Classics vary barely cheaper than masstige magnificence manufacturers like The Odd.   Launching a retailer the place the main target is on sharing, touching and sampling has been complicated within the pandemic. Grima and Tuttle had spent 18 months engaged on their refillable idea when Covid-19 hit. “We needed to take into account whether or not our enterprise mannequin would even be viable within the modified local weather however I’m glad we persevered,” says Grima.   All refills are executed back-of-house in a managed and sanitised setting and Grima is quietly assured aware customers will nonetheless come via her doorways.   “We’ve all spent numerous time at dwelling and as we emerge again into the world it’s an opportunity to rethink our behaviours and undertake new ones,” she says. “Folks need to use cosmetics and skincare however they don’t need to really feel dangerous about it.”

Algumas empresas resolveram encarar o desafio de transformar resíduos considerados de difícil reciclagem, como embalagens de salgadinhos, refrescos, cápsulas de café e até mesmo fraldas e absorventes, e os estão reciclando. Os produtos estão sendo recolocados para o mercado consumidor e transformados em outras utilidades. Cápsulas de café viram vasos de planta, absorventes e fraldas são usados para fabricar cabides, lixeiras e outros itens.

Subaru and TerraCycle expand partnership to offer safe recycling solutions for PPE waste   Camden, N.J. (August 20, 2020) – Subaru of America, Inc., today announced a new recycling initiative to recycle personal protective equipment (PPE) waste in response to the increase in waste due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new initiative is an expansion of the automaker’s existing recycling collection partnership with TerraCycle®, the world’s leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams. The new collection efforts divert improperly discarded PPE from landfills and incinerators. Subaru will employ TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes™ to collect disposable masks and gloves across more than 20 offices nationwide, including ports, regional training centers and the automaker’s headquarters in Camden, NJ.   “At Subaru, our commitment to maintaining a safe work environment is as strong as our dedication to protecting and preserving our environment by keeping it clean,” said Alan Bethke, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Subaru of America, Inc. “This expansion of our years-long work with TerraCycle allows us to responsibly wear PPE while furthering the Subaru Love Promise commitment to reduce landfill trash and engage in smart environmental practices, simply because it is the right thing to do.”   Zero Waste Boxes provide a convenient recycling solution for all types of single-use PPE, which are not recyclable through conventional recycling facilities. By placing Zero Waste Boxes in offices around the country, Subaru employees can responsibly dispose of their protective gear instead of tossing items on the ground.   To properly collect and recycle PPE waste, each participating Subaru corporate location will utilize the following Zero Waste Boxes:  

• Disposable Gloves Zero Waste Box – to recycle vinyl, nitrile, and latex gloves.
• Disposable Masks Zero Waste Box – to recycle surgical and industrial face masks.

  When full, the boxes will be returned to TerraCycle for processing and the collected waste will be cleaned, melted and remolded to make new products. Disposable masks are typically made from #5 polypropylene plastic and can be turned into a variety of items ranging from reusable shipping pallets to plastic lumber applications. Rubberized disposable gloves be used by rubber manufacturers in low-grade applications for products such as matting.   “At TerraCycle, our mission has always been to eliminate waste, recycle the unrecyclable and use our innovative business solutions to minimize human impact on the planet,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle Founder and CEO. “By spearheading this initiative to reduce the impact of PPE waste on the environment, Subaru continues to demonstrate their shared commitment to a greener future.”   Through the Subaru Loves the Earth recycling program, created in partnership with TerraCycle, participating Subaru retailers nationwide use Zero Waste Boxes to encourage customers, employees and community partners to recycle waste streams that are commonly thought of as hard-to-recycle, including snack wrappers/bags, disposable cups, lids, plastic straws, as well as coffee and creamer capsules. In addition, Subaru encourages customers to further their personal commitments to sustainability by individually collecting these waste streams and bringing them to a local participating Subaru retailer.   To learn more about Subaru Loves the Earth and the environmental work Subaru does, visit subaru.com/earth and follow #SubaruLovesTheEarth.

Subaru of America Inc., Camden, New Jersey, announced on Aug. 19 that the company is launching a new initiative aimed at recycling personal protective equipment (PPE) waste in response to the increased disposal due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The new initiative is an expansion of the automaker's existing recycling partnership with Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle. According to the company, these collection efforts will divert improperly discarded PPE from landfills and incinerators through the deployment of TerraCycle's Zero Waste Boxes. These boxes will be used to collect disposable masks and gloves across more than 20 offices nationwide, including ports, regional training centers and the automaker's headquarters.   "At Subaru, our commitment to maintaining a safe work environment is as strong as our dedication to protecting and preserving our environment by keeping it clean," Alan Bethke, senior vice president of marketing at Subaru of America Inc., says. "This expansion of our years-long work with TerraCycle allows us to responsibly wear PPE while furthering the Subaru Love Promise commitment to reduce landfill trash and engage in smart environmental practices, simply because it is the right thing to do."   Zero Waste Boxes provide a recycling solution for all types of single-use PPE that is not recyclable through conventional recycling facilities. To properly collect and recycle PPE waste, each participating Subaru corporate location will utilize TerraCycle’s Disposable Gloves Zero Waste Box to recycle vinyl, nitrile and latex gloves and its Disposable Masks Zero Waste Box to recycle surgical and industrial facemasks.   When full, the boxes will be returned to TerraCycle for processing, and the collected waste will be cleaned, melted and remolded to make new products. Disposable masks are typically made from No. 5 polypropylene plastic and can be turned into a variety of items ranging from reusable shipping pallets to plastic lumber applications. Additionally, rubberized disposable gloves can be used by rubber manufacturers in low-grade applications for products such as matting.   "At TerraCycle, our mission has always been to eliminate waste, recycle the unrecyclable and use our innovative business solutions to minimize human impact on the planet," TerraCycle founder and CEO Tom Szaky says. "By spearheading this initiative to reduce the impact of PPE waste on the environment, Subaru continues to demonstrate their shared commitment to a greener future."

Subaru will utilize TerraCycle’s Disposable Gloves Zero Waste Box and Disposable Masks Zero Waste Box in more than 20 offices.   Subaru of America Inc. has launched a new initiative aimed at recycling personal protective equipment, in partnership with waste management company TerraCycle.   The Camden-based carmaker said the new program, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related use of items like disposable masks and gloves, expands on its current partnership with the Trenton-based firm.   The goal, Subaru said in a news release, is to keep improperly discarded PPE out of landfills and incinerators. The automaker will collect PPE at more than 20 offices nationwide, including ports, training centers and its Camden headquarters.   “At Subaru, our commitment to maintaining a safe work environment is as strong as our dedication to protecting and preserving our environment by keeping it clean,” Alan Bethke, senior vice president, marketing, said in a prepared statement. “This expansion of our years-long work with TerraCycle allows us to responsibly wear PPE while furthering the Subaru Love Promise commitment to reduce landfill trash and engage in smart environmental practices, simply because it is the right thing to do.”   PPE are not recyclable through conventional facilities. The Zero Waste Boxes will be filled and returned to TerraCycle for processing and eventual conversion into other products, from plastic shipping pallets to low-rubber matting.   “At TerraCycle, our mission has always been to eliminate waste, recycle the unrecyclable and use our innovative business solutions to minimize human impact on the planet,” Tom Szaky, founder and CEO, said in a statement. “By spearheading this initiative to reduce the impact of PPE waste on the environment, Subaru continues to demonstrate their shared commitment to a greener future.”

Subaru of America, Inc., announced a new recycling initiative to recycle personal protective equipment (PPE) waste in response to the increase in waste due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new initiative is an expansion of the automaker’s existing recycling collection partnership with TerraCycle®, the world’s leader in the collection and repurposing of complex waste streams. The new collection efforts divert improperly discarded PPE from landfills and incinerators. Subaru will employ TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Boxes™ to collect disposable masks and gloves across more than 20 offices nationwide, including ports, regional training centers and the automaker’s headquarters in Camden, NJ.   “At Subaru, our commitment to maintaining a safe work environment is as strong as our dedication to protecting and preserving our environment by keeping it clean,” said Alan Bethke, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Subaru of America, Inc. “This expansion of our years-long work with TerraCycle allows us to responsibly wear PPE while furthering the Subaru Love Promise commitment to reduce landfill trash and engage in smart environmental practices, simply because it is the right thing to do.”   Zero Waste Boxes provide a convenient recycling solution for all types of single-use PPE, which are not recyclable through conventional recycling facilities. By placing Zero Waste Boxes in offices around the country, Subaru employees can responsibly dispose of their protective gear instead of tossing items on the ground.   To properly collect and recycle PPE waste, each participating Subaru corporate location will use the following Zero Waste Boxes:  

• Disposable Gloves Zero Waste Box – to recycle vinyl, nitrile, and latex gloves.
• Disposable Masks Zero Waste Box – to recycle surgical and industrial face masks.

  When full, the boxes will be returned to TerraCycle for processing and the collected waste will be cleaned, melted and remolded to make new products. Disposable masks are typically made from #5 polypropylene plastic and can be turned into a variety of items ranging from reusable shipping pallets to plastic lumber applications. Rubberized disposable gloves be used by rubber manufacturers in low-grade applications for products such as matting.   “At TerraCycle, our mission has always been to eliminate waste, recycle the unrecyclable and use our innovative business solutions to minimize human impact on the planet,” said Tom Szaky, TerraCycle Founder and CEO. “By spearheading this initiative to reduce the impact of PPE waste on the environment, Subaru continues to demonstrate their shared commitment to a greener future.”  

For more information, visit www.terracycle.com or subaru.com/earth.