L'Occitane BIG Little Things Recycling Program

don't waste your second chance

During the MCO you've probably decluttered or accumulated many wastes but what can you do with them? In my What To Do During MCO post, I have shared that you could go to recycling centers for your recyclables. For clothes, you could donate or recycle them at H&M's fashion recycling program and in return get a 15% discount card for your next single item purchase.

If you're a beauty enthusiast, then you might want to check out your local beauty stores for their recycling program. One particular program that I am fond of is L'Occitane's Big Little Things recycling program in partnership with I-CYCLE Malaysia, a local solutions provider of waste separation and recycling.

This is also the first recycling program for L'Occitane and if I'm not mistaken, it started in Malaysia? If that is correct, I really applaud the team for starting this sustainable initiative to help locals understand the importance of now throwing their plastics away and reducing plastic pollution in the world.

There is hope for plastics after all and also a reward for those who start!

L'Occitane's Big Little Things V2.0

With the success of its 1st program, the brand has since updated their program to version 2 which instead of the initial 6 qualified exchanges it is now 10 exchanges for 1 reward and gradually qualified tiers gets better. In summary, you need more empties to get a reward and they added an additional 2 reward items in the tiers. It's twice as hard now compared to the first one.

OLD	VS	NEW
6 empties = 1 stamp		10 empties = 1 stamp
5 tiers		7 tiers
		*NEW* shower gel + divine youth oil added
		70 empties = bonus RM10 voucher

comparison between old and new program

I think the brand has realized Malaysians have many plastics and it was too easy to achieve for the first program and rewards were fast gone!

P.S: Yes when I went for mine, the rewards were out of stock but thankfully they still honor the reward by asking me to come back again when the stocks are replenished! 

So How Does The Program Work?

1. Find your closest store that accepts the recycling program (not all stores does it) *refer to list at the bottom of this post.
2. Bring your empties, they must be qualified empties. Please refer to the list of accepted empties in this post. For disqualified empties, it will still be accepted just no stamp would be given.
3. For every qualified empty, you receive a stamp on your e-reward page online. Once you collected the number of stamps needed to redeem a reward, you'll get the item from the store during or at your next visit.

* An account will be created for you using your phone number. There you can check your stamp collection and recycling journey as well as the rewards.

Big Little Things V1 2019

Big Little Things V2 (April 2020 onwards)

Ok, I'm interested! So what kind of empties are considered qualified? Well, you're in luck because the brand accepts any beauty brands! Accepted Packaging. The friendly store team will filter and check your empties when you bring it in and get your phone number to update your e-reward page where your stamps are shown in the rewards history page. A detailed list is shared here for your easy reference.

1. Beauty packaging such as makeup remover bottles and pumps, fragrances bottles and pumps, and deodorant sticks.
2. Skincare packaging such as face care packaging, refill pouches, and dispensers and tubes for shower gels, facial cleansers, and body lotions.
3. Haircare packaging such as pumps and caps from shampoo and conditioner bottles, hair care dispensers and containers, hair product trigger heads, and refill pouches.

Tip: For tubes, just cut the end of the tube to clean inside out and let dry. 


BODY CARE
SHOWER GEL:  250ML and above
FOAMING BATH / REFILL PACK : 500ML and above
BODY LOTION: 200ML and above
BODY OIL: 100ML and above
BODY BALM: 100ML and above
BODY SCRUB: 200ML and above
DEODORANT: 50ML and above
EDT OR EDP: 10ML and above

HAIR CARE
HAIR SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER: 250ML and above
HAIR MASK: 200ML and above
HAIR OIL: 100ML and above
HAIR MIST: 125ML and above
HAIR TONIC: 100ML and above

FACE CARE
FACE MOISTURIZER: 50ML and above
FACE CLEANSER: 125ML and above
FACE MASK: 65ML and above
FACE TONER: 200ML and above
FACE CLEANSING OIL: 200ML and above
FACE CLEANSING MILK: 200ML and above
FACE BOOSTER: 30ML and above
FACE UV: 30ML and above
FACE MIST: 50ML and above
FACE LOTION: 150ML and above
FACIAL SCRUB: 75ML and above
EYE: 15ML and above
FACE SERUM: 30ML and above
SHAVING GEL: 150ML and above
AFTER SHAVE: 75ML and above

HAND CARE
HAND & FOOT  CREAM: 30ML and above
HAND WASH: 300MLand above
HAND SCRUB: 75ML and above

OTHERS
AROMA ESSENTIAL OIL: 10ML and above
PILLOW MIST:100ML and above

ACCEPT BUT NO STAMP :
Cosmetic / Travel sizes items / Item not available at L’Occitane

*IMPORTANT* You need to clean and dry your empties. If there's grease, dirt, oily, cream it will not be accepted. Recycling is a two-way effort, you can't just bring and expect them to do the rest and get a reward. Do your part in recycling from home. Let's make this a greener world for everyone!

List of Participating Stores

Nine Stores in Klang Valley

1) L'Occitane 1Utama (Petaling Jaya)
2) L'Occitane Sunway Pyramid (Petaling Jaya)
3) L'Occitane Suria KLCC (Kuala Lumpur)
4) L'Occitane The Gardens (Kuala Lumpur)
5) L'Occitane Pavilion (Kuala Lumpur)
6) L'Occitane Sogo (Kuala Lumpur)
7) L'Occitane Bangsar Village II (Kuala Lumpur)
8) L'Occitane IOI City Mall (Putrajaya)
9) L'Occitane Setia City Mall (Shah Alam)

Six Stores in Outstation

1) L'Occitane Gurney Plaza (Penang)
2) L'Occitane Queensbay Mall (Penang)
3) L'Occitane Mahkota Parade (Melaka)
4) L'Occitane Southkey Megamall (Johor)
5) L'Occitane The Spring Kuching (Sarawak)
6) L'Occitane Imago KK Time Square (Sabah)

thank you L'Occitane for creating such a cool program for us!