M·A·C SHARES
YOUR
COMMITMENT
TO THE PLANET
YOUR
COMMITMENT
TO THE PLANET
We’re continuing to evolve our
efforts toward helping reduce our
environmental impact and remain
dedicated to improving our
longstanding pioneer take-back
program, Back-To-M·A·C.
efforts toward helping reduce our
environmental impact and remain
dedicated to improving our
longstanding pioneer take-back
program, Back-To-M·A·C.
DID YOU
KNOW...
KNOW...
Most makeup packaging isn’t accepted by your local recycling service, so we created the Back-To-M·A·C program over 30 years ago to help create a place for makeup packaging in the circular economy.
490,000
POUNDS
POUNDS
of containers were processed in the calendar year 2020 in North America!
HOW MUCH?!
That's right!
That's the
Equivalent to
Over 1,600,000
Lipsticks - and
We're excited to
Keep the
momentum
going!
That's right!
That's the
Equivalent to
Over 1,600,000
Lipsticks - and
We're excited to
Keep the
momentum
going!
01
Return your clean, empty products to a participating M·A·C counter in-store.
02
If they can be recycled, they’ll be shredded, washed, re-pelletized and recycled into the production of new materials – or, in some places, they’ll become a new M·A·C product!
03
The packaging that cannot be recycled will be converted into energy.
50%
2025
WE ARE WORKING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED (PCR) MATERIAL IN OUR PACKAGING BY UP TO 50%, BY 2025.
M·A·C
BESTSELLERS
BESTSELLERS
Look good with these Superstars now, then do good by returning them in-store when you’re done via Back-To-M·A·C.
M·A·C CARES
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