Recycle with Pact
Pact Membership
Three Ships Beauty is a proud member of Pact, a nonprofit membership organization that collects hard-to-recycle beauty products such as pumps and serum droppers.
Pact sorts through the hard-to-recycle packages by material type with the aim to find the highest and best use for all materials. Ideally, Pact will sell some of the material back to beauty packaging manufacturers to fulfill the circular economy.
Through Pact's Mail-Back collection Program, Three Ships customers can ship their empty Three Ships products to Pact or drop off their empties at a retail location. Pact has a number of participating in-Store locations across Canada and the US.
Get rewarded for each package you recycle
Get rewarded with $5 off your next order
Three Ships is covering all collection and recycling fees. Since Pact is a nonprofit we need customers to contribute $5 to cover the shipping costs. As a bonus, you'll receive a $5 discount code for your next Three Ships order to reward your efforts and cover Pact shipping costs!
Lets close the loop on hard-to-recycle beauty packaging
How to Recycle with Pact
Empty + Clean
Rinse or wipe clean the package. The container has to be clean, and less than 3% of product should be left in the container.
Dispose properly
Check out Pact’s Recycling Guidelines to learn where each specific package belongs: Curbside Bin, Trash or Pact Bin: Find a Pact Recycling Bin near you and toss in the Pact-approved clean empties. If there is no Pact Bin near you, you can mail back your clean empties through our collection program!
Give it new life
Once the Pact Bin is full, retailers ship it to our recycling facility. Pact sorts through all materials then sell them to recyclers. Ideally, Pact will sell material back to packaging manufacturers so that it can be used in beauty again- you can be a part of that solution.
pact approved packaging
What packaging does Pact accept?
Collect a bunch of empties and send them at once to save on shipping costs. You can send back any Pact approved packages through the program. This program is not exclusive to Three Ships products.
Small plastic jars/pots, tubes, sticks, and small (e.g. travel size) bottles
Lipstick and lip gloss tubes, applicators
Mascara tubes and wands
Lotion pumps, treatment pumps, all dispensers
Aluminum tubes, makeup compacts, and colored glass
Mail-Back Collection Program
Our Mail-Back Collection Program is for customers who don’t have access to a local Pact Bin. To participate, visit our co-branded website to access shipping and payment information. Place 5-10 empty beauty packages into a box or envelope you already have (reuse!) with your shipping label and drop off your envelope at a mailbox.
