Lanarkshire business boss wages one-woman war against plastics

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From a modest unit on the perimeter of land once occupied by an Irn Bru bottle-washing facility, a Lanarkshire entrepreneur is waging a one-woman war against global plastics giants.Since co-founding with husband Stuart a sustainable beauty products business in 2014, Jo Chidley has been voicing the need to challenge “the great pretenders” – the global brands whose fat marketing budgets allow them to pay lip service to the swell of opinion towards a transition to a plastic-free future.From selling natural, effective and sustainable skin care products and running DIY beauty workshops in a shop in Glasgow’s Saltmarket, Beauty Kitchen owner Jo has gone on to address the government and business leaders about the plastic pollution crisis to which the beauty industry has, to her shame, significantly contributed.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Her not-so-secret weapon in her David and Goliath battle against the global plastic giants is that Jo is a woman who’s walking the talk.From her small plant just a stone’s throw from where she grew up in Wishaw, Jo and her team are fine-tuning a bottle-washing and re-using process like no other – one which is now used and trusted by brands like M&S and Unilever.The new arm of the business is fast overtaking the beauty products offering.And within two years, the