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Pink Doing Green®
Knowing our actions today will affect the quality of life
for future generations, Mary Kay continuously seeks opportunities
to improve our environmental performance. The company also is striving to
find ways to be even more sustainable and green.
- Planting Trees Around the World – Mary Kay Inc. planted 200,000 trees
in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana with the U.S. Forest Service and
the Arbor Day Foundation. Mary Kay China annually plants trees in Shanghai,
Hangzhou and Ningxia. In addition, employees from Mary Kay Mexico and Mary Kay
Malaysia are involved with tree-planting programs.
- Recycling Products – For years, Mary Kay has produced refillable
compacts. With the launch of a new compact, Mary Kay began
recycling previously used and unwanted compacts. More than 300,000 have
been recycled.
- Recycling Waste – The Mary Kay global manufacturing facility
recycles approximately
13 tons of alcohol waste each year, reducing our annual
hazardous waste disposal by at least 25 percent. A plastic recycling
program has reduced landfill waste by 15 percent.
- Recycling on a Corporate Level – Since 1989, Mary Kay has
been among the first companies to have an extensive recycling program that
now includes product line packaging, paper, plastic, corrugated cardboard,
ink cartridges, old cell phones and aluminum.
- Using Renewable Materials – Many Mary Kay distribution centers
ship orders using packing materials made from renewable corn and potato
starch (biopeanuts), which are 100 percent biodegradable.
- Product Packaging – Many Mary Kay® product carton inserts are
made with a minimum of 20 percent recycled content.
- Energy Conservation – We have reduced energy consumption at our
global corporate facilities by 12.8 percent with a decline of almost 6.5
million kwh – enough energy to power more than 1,000 average homes for one year.
- Global Recognition – In 1993, Mary Kay received the first
Fashion and Environmental Award from the United Nations Environment Program
and also has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Keep America Beautiful and the American Lung Association. In 2007,
Mary Kay China was awarded the Model Unit of Environment Protection by the
Environment Protection Bureau of the Hangzhou Economic and Development Area.
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