Waste Reduction & Recycling
Waste Reduction & Recycling
No-waste skincare production
Early on, we made the commitment of “zero waste to landfill” – and we’ve accomplished this. “Zero waste to landfill” means that none of our established production centres sends waste to landfills. Instead, all waste is recycled or incinerated to create heat and electricity. This means that our production waste does not end up in the environment. From something to get rid of, waste is ideally turned into new material or a source of energy.
Sustainable Packaging
Recyclable & Recycled Skincare Packaging Material at NIVEA
Reducing Plastic Pollution
To make sure our products have as little impact on the environment as possible, we do everything we can to address potential issues immediately and effectively. Take microplastics as early as 2013, we decided to phase out plastic peeling particles made from polyethylene (microbeads) from our products. Two years later in 2015, all our formulas were microbead-free - well ahead of the UK government legislation ban on microbeads in 2018.
All our NIVEA rinse-off products, meaning shower gels and shampoos, are free of any microplastics according to the United Nations Environmental Program definition since 2019. Next, we are taking on nylon: we aim to remove all nylon in our leave-on formulas by the end of 2020.
These are just a few examples of what we’re achieving and how we’re reducing plastic pollution with our skincare products. Learn even more about what plastic pollution is and how NIVEA is reducing plastic pollution.
Keeping our oceans safe
Sustainability matters
At NIVEA, sustainability matters and our values and commitments are at the heart of everything we do. We are continuously looking at scientific research and assessing the ingredients we use in our products to better the environment. We are always looking at ways to further help the planet and have set ourselves ambitious sustainability goals.