YouTubers are dumpster diving for beauty products. The new niche of influencers shares finds from trash raids in videos that garner thousands of views, calling attention to the amount of non-recyclable waste that accumulates behind beauty stores like Ulta. Products deemed unfit for sale for various reasons, like because they were returned or used as testers, are often non-recyclable—an issue that young consumers looking for low-waste beauty are increasingly aware of. (Refinery29)
