courtesy of Instagram/@glossierBeauty / Beauty newsBeauty / Beauty newsGlossier finally responds to calls for sustainable packagingThe brand pledges to cut down on its famous pink bubble wrap pouches amid online backlashShareLink copied ✔️April 30, 2019April 30, 2019TextAlex Peters Glossier have pledged to go more sustainable. The brand, which is known for its millennial pink packaging and in particular it’s pink bubble wrap pouches, has come under fire from fans recently who feel that the pouches, stickers and other excess packaging that comes with every Glossier order is overly wasteful. “Sustainability is becoming a larger priority for us as a company, and we are excited to announce you’ll be able to choose a limited packaging option without a pink pouch, stickers, or any packaging extras in online orders starting this summer,” the Glossier Instagram account wrote on Monday. “At this time, Offline Editors at our retail locations in NYC, LA and Miami can assist you with recycling your pink pouch. Stay tuned for more details!” The comments from the brand come after followers found it ironic that the new eye cream, “Bubblewrap,” launched yesterday was named after the very thing so many had been campaigning against. “How about instead of calling this new product bubble wrap you get rid of those bubble wrap bags that come with orders?” commented one user, while another wrote “Is this mocking the fact that your packaging is unsustainable and wasteful? Bubble wrap????!” The Glossier Instagram account replied to several people who had expressed concern about wasteful packing in the comments. One user said they had stopped ordering from the brand because she got sad about the amount of waste. “Not being able to recycle or “refill” your products seems a bit behind the 2019 game,” @cjahnen wrote. “When will this change at Glossier?” These developments come as part of a larger conversation the beauty industry – and the world at large – is having about plastic pollution and non-recyclable waste. Last year it was reported by Zero Waste Week that more than 120 billion units of packaging are produced by the global cosmetics industry. Instagram/@glossierEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREHow Tilda Mace built – and cut apart – a body live on stageWoke is back: Why blue hair is having a revival Dsquared2Dsquared2 turns up the Heated Rivalry at Milan Fashion WeekEveryone wants to be Chinese now (in a respectful, non-colonising way)Olivia Dean: ‘I feel the most myself I’ve ever felt’In pictures: 31 times Kate Moss had the best beauty looks5 more body art and SFX artists you need to followHow a good passport photo became the ultimate flexMazzy Joya shares her 2026 beauty affirmations6 women on their changing relationship with pubic hairMake-up artist Saint Maretto is rewriting the codes of queer beautyIn pictures: Unpacking David Bowie’s beauty evolution through the yearsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy