Letter Asking for Plastic-Free Lotion

Good afternoon,

My name is Ali and I’ve been using Dove lotion for nearly two decades. This year, I’m making a conscious change to reduce my carbon footprint and I’ve started to notice how much waste I’ve been contributing to our earth. This includes waste from your plastic lotion bottles.

I’m writing to see if you’ll consider making a more environmentally lotion option. I know your plastic bottles can be recycled, but that feels like a temporary solution since the EPA has reported that only 8% of plastics are actually recycled. The rest end up in landfills, where they will take hundreds of years to break down, or in our waterways, where they break down into microplastics that cause 100,000 marine animal deaths every year. In fact, it’s estimated that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.

I’m aware that nothing can happen overnight, but at least working towards phasing out plastics would be a huge step in the right direction. Perhaps you could look into a package free lotion bar or infinitely recyclable glass bottles.

It's no secret that plastics have become increasingly problematic and our earth is suffering from the exorbitant amount of waste produced by humans. More and more people are becoming aware of these issues and working towards a brighter, cleaner future for the next generation, so I'm certain your consumers would be thrilled to see Dove take a stand in protecting our environment.

Thank you for your time,

Ali Hall