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What packaging can be dropped off a Beautycounter Store or sent in to Pact?

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Tami P
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Packaging must be completely empty and dry before you drop them in a collection bin. Packaging that is still full or partially full of product is at high risk of being landfilled even if you place it in your recycling bin. Please make sure you use all the product or give it a quick rinse.

All of the below is Pact-accepted packaging, as long as it’s clean and empty:

  • Plastic bottles + jars smaller than a fist

  • Plastic + aluminum squeezable tubes

  • Pouches

  • Ceramic + porcelain containers

  • Colored glass bottles + jars

  • Caps + closures

  • Pumps + dispensers

  • Droppers + applicators

  • Compacts + palettes

  • Lipstick/lip gloss tubes + applicators

  • Mascara tubes + wands

  • Plastic pencil components for eye/lip liner + brow pencils

  • Toothpaste tubes + dental floss containers

  • Silicone containers

This packaging can be recycled at home:

  • Plastic containers #1, 2 and 5 ( when LARGER than a yogurt cup/fist)

  • Stainless steel or aluminum

  • Clear or frosted glass jars and bottles

  • Cardboard & paper 

This packaging goes in the trash:

  • Plastic containers #3, #4, #6 and #7 ( when LARGER than 2" x 2" or a yogurt cup/fist)

  • Broken glass

  • Dental Floss

  • Aerosol cans

  • Sponges + Brushes

  • Single-use wipes

  • Plastic + foil safety seals

  • Plastic bag + wrappers

  • Plastic with foil/metal inlay

  • Nail polish + remover

  • Toothbrushes

Packaging that says it is “compostable” or “biodegradable":

  • If you have backyard compost and it says “backyard compost OK,” toss it in your home compost (and give yourself a pat on the back, composting is the best!).

  • If it is “industrial” compostable, you’ll need access to an industrial composting facility through your city or another program. You might want to check with your composter to see if they accept compostable packaging and single-use items (like takeout containers).

  • If you do not have access to compost, it goes in the trash.

  • Biodegradable material is good if the package gets into the environment. But it is not going to turn into the soil in the landfill.

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