Upcycling continues to be a thing – with Korean Air creating a cosmetics pouch, by upcycling a life vest. Time to investigate.
Upcycled and reused – The cosmetics kit by 107 and Korean Air – Image Korean Air.
Korean Air has released a limited number of eco-friendly cosmetic pouches, made out of retired cabin life vests. The proceeds from the “life vest” cosmetic pouch sales will be donated to a global environmental organization, with a total of 4,000 for sale.
The upcycled pouches have been produced in collaboration with Korean beauty brand “107,” renowned for its natural skin care products and eco-friendly holistic approach to beauty.
The upcycled cosmetics pouch will feature six different travel-size skincare essentials: a facial cleanser, a face mist, moisturizing cream, soap, shampoo and a mask pack.
A limited number of 4,000 upcycled cosmetic pouchesThe price of the cosmetic pouch including the skincare set is KRW 125,000, and the profits will be donated to a global environmental organization. You will need to order these on the ground, as they are not being offered in the air as part of the duty-free sales.
They’re at https://www.e-skyshop.com/EN/prod/productView.aspx?code=1911.
The Three R’s – Reuse, Repair, Recycle
Korean Air has carried out various upcycling projects such as producing name tags using scraps of retired aircraft and the donation of hot water bottle covers made using inflight blankets.
However, we all upcycling and recycling at the last in the chain of the three R’s when it comes to waste. Sadly, aviation by its nature causes a lot of waste.
We’ve seen initiatives where paper service items are used, to airlines dropping plastic faster than you can say “and how it’s that to be recycled”, as they seek initiatives to reduce waste in the cabin, reduce waste when flying and reduce fuel usage.
Yes, we’re back at fuel – one of the biggest polluting parts of flying, as airlines muddle through to net zero.
But for items that are slightly out of the norm, recycling has always been hard – other than shredding them. Seeing them upcycled into a collectable item will offer value to the airline, and customers whilst also looking good on their ESG goals.
And besides, we all need a little skincare and pampering after a long-haul flight…
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