Plastic-free, paper-based boxes are expected to be available by the end of 2020, while all bottles of Dove shampoo and cream in the UK and North America will be made from 100-per-cent recycled plastic by the end of 2019 and rolled out “where technically feasible”.
The beauty brand, which is sold in more than 150 countries around the world, does not yet have a green solution for its bottle caps and pumps, however.
Dove has also revealed plans to launch a new reusable, refillable deodorant stick.Work is “well underway” on the product, whose packaging will primarily consist of stainless steel, it said.
The move comes as part of its 2025 goal of reducing plastic waste, which involves reducing its annual global plastic usage of 20,500 tonnes of virgin plastic.
It follows a pledge from Unilever, Dove’s parent company, to half its use of virgin plastic by 2025, increase its use of recycled plastic and reduce its overall use of plastic packaging by more than 100,000 tonnes.
In a statement, Richard Slater, Unilever’s chief research and development officer said: “At Dove, we are proud to have more than 100 initiatives ongoing around the world dedicated to tackling plastic waste. But as one of the biggest beauty brands in the world, we have a responsibility to accelerate our progress even further.
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