Mac Free Lipstick Recycle
It’s rare I buy anything other than high street makeup but I do have the occasional more expensive item. MAC make up is something I often receive for my birthday or Christmas and as such every couple of years or so, I accumulate old packaging. Fantastically, MAC are committed to the environment and as such, they run a Back to MAC scheme in a bid to recycle products where possible like mac cosmetics & Makeup recycle. If you return 6 MAC packaging containers back to MAC you will receive a mac free lipstick (excluding the Viva Glam Lipstick which are for a charitable cause).
MAC asks that items returned are “primary packaging” which means they do not accept the following:
- Paper boxes
- Plastic or cellophane wrappers
- Shopping bags
- Samples
- Applicators/tools
- Accessories (cases, bags, lashes, and a few others)
I know a number of women with not insignificant MAC habits who had forgotten all about or not even heard about the Back to MAC scheme. So if you’re nearing the end of a beloved MAC product, make sure you hang on to the packaging so you can eventually be in line to score a free lippy. Best yet, I have quite a few friends and colleagues who can’t be bothered to take their products back to the store “just” for a free product and they’re only too happy to shove them my way. Don’t be too scared to ask if you see a friend heading bin-ward with some MAC packaging.
Mac Lipstick Recycle
Mac cosmetics started with makeup artist and photographer Frank Toskan and salon owner Frank Angelo. They were frustrated that the makeup on their models did not photograph well, so they decided to make their own cosmetics. They started by creating the products in their kitchen and selling them to their clients and models from the salon. As their popularity grew, they finally decided to name the brand Mac in 1984 and sold it in a department store in Toronto.
- OUR BACK TO MAC PROGRAM. Because we share your commitment to the environment, MAC accepts returns of its primary packaging through the Back To MAC Program. By returning six (6) MAC primary packaging containers to a MAC counter, you will receive a free MAC lipstick of your choice as a thank you.
- Through our BACK 2 MAC take back program, M∙A∙C is working to reduce the environmental impact of our packaging by helping to reduce the amount of plastic sent to landfill. Upon returning six empty M∙A∙C makeup containers to a participating M∙A∙C counter or sending via mail, consumers can choose a standard M∙A∙C lipstick of their choosing as a thank you.
MAC has five social initiative programs 1) MAC Cruelty Free Beauty 2) MAC Kids Helping Kids 3) MAC Viva Glam 4) Back To MAC recycling 5) The MAC AIDS fund. Back To MAC Program – All Details by MAC Makeup Artist. Today I will be writing about one of its initiative i.e. BACK TO MAC PROGRAMME.
Since then, Mac cosmetics has taken over the world of makeup, offering makeup products that customers love. Because of their popularity and success, they wanted to give back to those in need. In 1994, they focused their charitable donations to fund research on HIV and AIDS and help those diagnosed with it. They also realized that it would help the environment if their customers recycled their empty and expired makeup packaging. In order to help their company and customers be more environmentally friendly, Mac created their Back to Mac program.