- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Elle Canada: How M·A·C Championed the Take-Back Program in Canada https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/341181?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/341181?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/341181?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Elle Canada: How M·A·C Championed the Take-Back Program in Canada&body=ESG News from M·A·C Cosmetics https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/341181?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Environment](/CSR-News/environment-0) # Elle Canada: How M·A·C Championed the Take-Back Program in Canada Aug 19, 2021 9:30 AM ET ![different MAC makeup containers](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/back-to-mac-recycling-program.jpeg) [Originally published by Elle Canada](https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/how-mac-championed-the-take-back-program-in-canada) Fact: Beauty products are notoriously difficult to recycle. Made up of multiple materials and small pieces, the majority of cosmetic items aren’t accepted by traditional recycling streams, ultimately winding up in a landfill. Thankfully, that doesn’t mean you have to trash your cosmetic empties. Thirty years ago, Canadian-born beauty brand M∙A∙C came up with its own way to responsibly recycle its products. Instead of tossing your empties, you can give them a second life with the [Back-to-M∙A∙C program](https://www.maccosmetics.ca/back-to-mac). One of the first initiatives of its kind, the Back-To-M∙A∙C recycling program takes back your used-up M∙A∙C beauty products and transforms them into new goods, operating on a closed-loop model in Canada. That means your empties go on to become new M∙A∙C compacts without wasting any material. Whatever can’t be recycled ends up being converted into energy, using a unique waste-to-energy technology. The result: an overall reduced environmental impact and a more renewable approach to cosmetic packaging. **[Continue reading](https://www.ellecanada.com/beauty/how-mac-championed-the-take-back-program-in-canada)** [![MAC logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/070821_-_MAC_-_Mac_logo_logotype.png)](/profiles/mac-cosmetics) ### More from M·A·C Cosmetics ###### [Kim Petras and Danna Paola Star in MAC Viva Glam’s 30th Anniversary Campaign](/news/kim-petras-and-danna-paola-star-mac-viva-glams-30th-anniversary-campaign) May 29, 2024 2:30 PM ET ###### [MAC Serves As Exclusive Beauty Sponsor for Howard University’s Springfest Fashion Show](/news/mac-serves-exclusive-beauty-sponsor-howard-universitys-springfest-fashion-show) May 17, 2024 10:34 AM ET ###### [What Does “Sustainable Beauty” Really Look Like Today?](/news/what-does-sustainable-beauty-really-look-today) May 1, 2024 8:00 AM ET ###### [MAC Celebrates Earth Month With VIVA GLAM Grantee Plastics for Change](/news/mac-celebrates-earth-month-viva-glam-grantee-plastics-change) Apr 23, 2024 3:35 PM ET ###### [MAC Cosmetics UK&I Sponsors Central Saint Martins ‘Equal Futures Scholarship’ for Second Year](/news/mac-cosmetics-uki-sponsors-central-saint-martins-equal-futures-scholarship-second-year) Apr 18, 2024 1:00 PM ET ###### [MAC Cosmetics Marks 30 Years of VIVA GLAM With New MACximal Silky Matte VIVA GLAM Lipsticks & Expanded Mission](/news/mac-cosmetics-marks-30-years-viva-glam-new-macximal-silky-matte-viva-glam-lipsticks-expanded) Feb 1, 2024 1:00 PM ET ###### [MAC Cosmetics Serves As Official Partner of 27th Operngala Berlin](/news/mac-cosmetics-serves-official-partner-27th-operngala-berlin) Jan 10, 2024 2:00 PM ET ###### [MAC Gives Back for World AIDS Day Global Volunteer Initiative](/news/mac-gives-back-world-aids-day-global-volunteer-initiative) Dec 12, 2023 2:45 PM ET