While the French people are generally exemplary followers (second behind the Germans, still the champions in this area), we are not that many to use, in our bathrooms, the same attitude as in our kitchens. Right, to sort the recycling of cosmetics 'at the end of their life cycle' (a nice way to say, 'cosmetics wastes'), one needs to want to do it, how to do it … and must be able to do it!
September 18, 2010
A survey by
Eco-Emballage
(i.e. Eco-Packaging) gave this result last March: When 84% of the French people say they sort their packaging, only 55% do it systematically in their bathrooms. It is full of packaging to recycle and of raw materials to reclaim … A presentation in the Beyond Beauty Conference, held in Paris mid-September 2010, reminded the manufacturers that they, too, have a role to play.
Wanting to sort
Sorting wastes is first a citizen action, based on the good will and the ecological commitment of consumers.
Though this habit is well established in the kitchen (the main area for sorting wastes), it is not that easily followed in the bathroom, due to several factors … not always those that would come first to mind.
Thus, after the
Eco-Emballage
survey, the size of the bathroom has almost no influence. Even if the lack of space is one element given by the consumers for not sorting wastes, the main point is that they need too many different containers (dustbins, bags, etc …), making it more difficult to efficiently sort. When 92% of the French have a dustbin in their bathroom, only 16% have two.
