Sugar-coated beauty: What do L’Oréal and Lego have in common?

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 6-Mar-2018
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As more consumers become aware about the environmental impact of plastic, more beauty brands are investing in sugarcane packaging

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Sugar-coated beauty: What do L’Oréal and Lego have in common?

It’s tough to imagine a world without plastic, but brands from L’Oréal to Lego are now starting to realise they have long been creating products that take at least 450 years to decompose.

In a sweet effort to reduce their footprint,

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