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Handle Recycling

Handle Recycling offers products made from recycled plastics and services to reduce beauty packaging waste.
2020
02-Oct
02-10
London, England, United Kingdom
  • Cosmetic Packaging
  • Plastic Recycling
  • Waste Management

Innovation

Industry Problem

Small beauty components, pumps, mixed materials and compacts are difficult to recycle through normal household systems

R&D Focus

Beauty take-back logistics, component separation, recycling and recycled-material accessories

Innovative Solution

Collects hard-to-recycle beauty packaging through retail programs, sorts it and converts selected materials into new products

Solution Effectiveness

Retail partnerships demonstrate collection access

Investment Funding

Revenue

$1M to $10M

People

Founders

About

Handle Recycling is a company that focuses on reducing the environmental impact of beauty packaging. They offer innovative products and services that promote circularity. Their product line includes items made from recycled plastics, such as mirrors, toothbrushes, and razors compatible with Gillette Fusion. They also provide a paddle brush design that stimulates scalp circulation and distributes hair’s natural oils. In addition to their products, Handle Recycling collects used and empty beauty packaging, preventing it from going to landfill or being incinerated for waste to energy.

Products

Product

Beauty packaging take-back programs and accessories made with recovered material; conventional customer product reviews are limited

Star Product

Retail beauty take-back program, because collection access is the core system-level solution

Demo Product or Complete Product?

Complete commercial take-back and recycling service

Future Plan

Market Expansion

Expansion depends on adding retail locations and brand partners

M&A and Collabs

Collab

Marks & Spencer partnership for beauty packaging recycling

Collab

Space NK partnership for in-store beauty take-back; additional projects include brands such as NARS and Plenaire

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