Nutrition Edit

Nowing how to recycle beauty packaging can be a tricky business. To protect the products themselves, beauty brands with sustainable packaging often mix different recyclable materials, and knowing what goes where can be confusing.

Sustainable packaging is on the increase in the beauty world, and the Advanced Nutrition Programme has used 100% recyclable sources since 2017. We work with organisations such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and World Land Trust to ensure all our beauty packaging is as sustainable as possible.

However, a recent survey found that two thirds of people are confused about what cosmetics products can be recycled, and over 56% of Brits don’t recycle bathroom products because of the inconvenience. We’re here to help.

We are skin health experts at the Advanced Nutrition Programme, but alongside that we’re proud to be passionate environmental advocates. It’s important to us that once you’ve enjoyed your supplements, you know exactly how dispose of it in the greenest manner possible. This guide will take you through everything you need to know about what goes where to make recycling our pots as simple as possible.

The Pots (Skin Accumax™, Skin Omegas+, Skin Collagen Support, Skin Vit A+ Skin Vit C and most of our other capsules)

Lids: Made from FSC certified card, these can be recycled at home with your paper and card (Some councils may ask you to flatten to ease processing).

The bases: Using a tin opener, detach the tin base from the main pot and tear the aluminium seal from the inside of the pot. Recycling varies across the country, so check with your local council how best to recycle. In some areas you will be able to recycle curbside, in others you may need to drop off at a larger recycling bin next time you visit the supermarket. Once separated, the FSC certified paper shell can be recycled at home with your paper and card.

Our Pods (Skin Ultimate, Skin Select, Skin Moisture IQ, Skin Plus, Skin Aesthetic and Immunity Intelligence)

Separate your pack into pods, paper and sleeve.

Pods: These are made from 85% PCR - post consumer recycle plastic content and can be recycled at home alongside plastic bottles or containers.

Paper trifold and sleeve: These paper components can be added to your home paper and card recycling.

Our Biome Blister Packs (Skin Youth Biome and Skin Clear Biome)

Blister packs: These are manufactured from aluminium which is infinitely recyclable. Simply recycle at home with tins and cans.

Boxes: These are carbon balanced (meaning any emissions are offset) and certified by the World Land Trust. Recycle at home with your paper and card.

Sustainability is about more than just recycling and we are on a continuous journey to elevate our eco-credentials. Discover our sustainable story, and more information about our packaging to find out how we got here, and where we’re going next in our journey to green.