Name: Emily Kavanagh
Actions to Date:
- Soap wrapped in paper or in card boxes
- Solid shampoo bars
- Use glass jars for creams
- Swapped to paper bags for products which previously were in plastic
- Challenging suppliers to find alternatives to plastic wrapping
- Stock biodegradable glitter
- Added option to the website so people can choose to have their orders packed without any plastic
- Online orders are sent in cardboard boxes, filled with cornstarch packing peanuts and sealed with paper tape
- Sell reusable linen fruit and vegetable bags
- Plastic-free cotton buds
- Bamboo toothbrushes
- “Naked” products – with no packaging at all
Proposed Actions:
- Working towards all online orders being plastic free as standard
- All new products will be developed with environmental impact in mind
- Thinking about logistics of refill option for their most popular products
“Due to the nature of the business, it’s difficult to be completely plastic-free but where we have managed to make changes the response has been fantastic. We’ve seen 87% of customers choose to have their online orders packaged without plastic since the option was added to the website and have struggled to keep up with demand for our hair & body bars.
“I think the campaign has been so successful because it’s tapped into a collective frustration at the lack of action from people in power. As consumers, we all have the power to make a difference by taking responsibility for our own choices.”
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