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Live chat with Liz Earle, Tuesday 21 September (1-2pm)

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HelenMumsnet · 16/09/2010 11:18

We're delighted to announce that Liz Earle is going to be joining us at Mumsnet Towers for a live chat on Tuesday 21 September between 1pm and 2pm.

Liz is a broadcaster and best-selling author of over 30 books covering a wide variety of beauty, health and lifestyle issues.

She is also co-founder of the award-winning Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare range. Liz Earle products are regularly revered by Mumsnetters, and Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser is cited across the boards as a 'must-have' beauty product.

We hope you can join Liz for the chat on this thread on Tuesday but, if you can't make it, feel free to post your advance questions here.

All Mumsnetters who post a question to Liz on this thread will be entered into a prize draw to win a Liz Earle Ultimate Hamper, worth over £170, plus the brand new Botanical Shine Shampoo and Botanical Shine Conditioner for Normal Hair.

To be in with a chance of winning, you must post your question to Liz, on this thread, before the end of the online chat (2pm on Tuesday 21 September). For all other prize draw terms and conditions, see the bottom of the competitions page.

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LizEarle4095 · 21/09/2010 14:34

@SixtyFootDoll

Yes Liz as nice as your packaging is, there is a lot of it. Are you going to reduce it?

Hi SixtyFootDoll,

Well, we use a lot less than many beauty brands with their cellephaned boxes etc! Over the years though we've been working hard to improve our environmental impact in many small ways, all of which are starting to add up to a big difference. Our philosophy has always been 'progress not perfection'. We have our very own 'Green Team' who are an active and engaged team of guys (and girls) who are always looking at environmental improvements in their own areas within the business. Having people engaged at every level of the business is critical in making sure environmental issues are built in to the businesses foundations, and not just tacked on as an afterthought.

Our Packaging Development Manger is part of our Green Team and by using the hierarchy of Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Recover, we are constantly and actively looking at improving both our primary and secondary packaging footprint. The vast majority of our packaging is already made from recyclable materials. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is predominantly used in our range. All of these packs can be placed in your recycling bins for collection and sorting.
We've also been working hard to reduce the number of plastic bags we have to use as a business and our Green Team has been able to cut these by 95%. Laid end-to-end this stretches over 13 miles, so we've covered a lot of ground! (literally).