Organic and sustainable homecare products may have been on the rise pre-pandemic, but as hygiene becomes a top priority, people are bringing a new set of demands to domestic maintenance. Brands in the home space have the opportunity to pivot to meet these shifting preferences.

People may be increasingly aware of how single-use plastics harm the environment, but acting on this knowledge is difficult. New York’s Package Free Shop offers an easy way to join the zero-waste movement by selling a range of sustainable products and educating people how to use them.

From shampoo bottles to aerosol deodorant containers, cosmetic packaging is notoriously difficult to recycle. As beauty buyers become increasingly eco-minded, scientists’ development of biodegradable packaging may pave the way for a more environmentally friendly industry.

As people realise the impact of waste packaging on the planet, they’re making small lifestyle changes through independent brand innovations. But with convenience still high on people’s priority list, how is reusable, recyclable shopping platform Loop taking the circular economy mainstream?