Many cosmetic products on the market are made with fossil-based ingredients (petrolatum, paraffin oil, mineral oil etc)
and to compound this, the packaging is also fossil based plastic.
Apart from the issue of cheap petroleum-based ingredients, there is also the issue as to what happens to the packaging when you dispose of it.
With the British Beauty Council stating
only 9% of beauty packaging is recycled and
Planet Ark confirming in their information
"Cosmetic packaging is difficult to recycle through traditional means.
Residue product is challenging to extract, and the mixed nature of materials used often results in the majority of products ending up in landfill”
means we have a huge environmental and human health issue being contributed to by most cosmetic products.
HOW DOES newave SAVE THE PLANET?
In newave, neither our formulations, nor our packaging
contains petroleum-based ingredients.
Our balms contain only premium ingredients, and our packaging is recycled bamboo & PHA (a natural polymer).
No plastic and no petroleum in our product and packaging means that no matter where they end up, they will not leach toxins into the environment.
No petroleum means no danger to the environment through extraction,
no danger to the environment or humans through refining, no added toxic chemicals and overall lower environmental impact.
Our lip-balm tubes are third party certified as industrial compostable and are currently being tested for international compostable certification.
Additionally, our product boxes are recyclable and our mailer bags are
certified to Australian Standards for both home and
industrial compostability (so they will compost at home).
HOW DO I MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
By making a conscious choice for sustainable products,
each of us makes a difference to the environment, our future
and the future of generations to come.
Research is mounting up that shows just how bad the impacts
of fossil-based plastics are to the planet.
Having no petroleum-based ingredients in the product means newave products will not harm the environment through leaching chemicals and even if the packaging ends up in
landfill, it will not break down into toxic petroleum based microplastics that can continue to cause issues.
You have a choice.
In choosing newave products you are electing to end our reliance on petroleum based products.
