GREEN PACKAGING DEVELOPMENTS AND DEMAND GROWS IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY, DESPITE SLOW RECOVERY FROM RECESSION
April 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WITH waste regulations becoming increasingly tight worldwide, and consumers' environmental consciousness growing, the global personal care product industry has taken note of the lean towards 'green', and is starting to reduce packaging complexity.
This is despite leading organic products marketing research firm Organic Monitor recently releasing a not-so-optimistic report on sustainable packaging in the beauty sector - saying that although packaging has the highest environmental footprint within the realm of cosmetics products, it appears to be ...
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