Waste feedstocks could replace fossil carbon in 87 per cent of cosmetic formulations 

Engineering biology and circular feedstocks offer a route out of the cosmetics sector's fossil carbon dependency, but UK regulation is adding cost and delay to commercialisation.

The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) and Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK) have called for regulatory reform to support bio-based…

Full text: https://resourcemedia.eco/article/waste-feedstocks-could-replace-fossil-carbon-in-87-per-cent-of-cosmetic-formulations

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Resource Media, 2026-05-11.

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Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA)
Celtic Renewables
Clean Food Group
Cosmetics Cluster UK (CCUK)
Croda International
Holiferm
Shellworks

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