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  While we regularly celebrate the work of other service personnel, we don’t tend to spend as much time thinking about the hard work of baristas! Many people, like ourselves, rely on their baristas to make their morning cup of coffee, setting the tone for the rest of the day.  Coffee has become a truly central part of all our lives. It’s something that we drink daily to help us focus, start t...

With an array of beaches, islands and mountainous vistas, Aotearoa has no shortage of summer hot spots for you to enjoy this holiday season. Along with our smorgasbord of nature, we’re lucky enough to have some of the best hospitality in the world which can be found in each nook and cranny of our island nation.  More so than ever does community and collaboration play a part in the hospitality ...

In a world-first, diners across the country will be asked to ‘pay’ for their leftovers as not-for-profit organisation, Everybody Eats, launches its new fundraising initiative to help tackle food poverty in New Zealand.  As part of its ongoing effort to feed vulnerable Kiwis, Everybody Eats, in conjunction with decent packaging, have created The Goodie Box, a cleverly reimagined “doggy bag” for...

Thank you for your work towards a better environment. By being a decent packaging customer, you have played an essential part in our organisation's commitment to continuing to improve our social and environmental responsibility. With the help of our customers, we've managed to reduce our carbon emissions by 1.51 tonnes. This is equivalent to driving from Auckland to Wellington in a medium-size...

  At decent packaging, we strongly believe in focusing on the end of life for all our products, just as much as the fit for purpose design for our customers. Because, unfortunately, New Zealand is in a waste crisis. Despite everyone’s best efforts, most plastics are not recycled, landfills are full of food waste, and inconsistencies in waste management infrastructure nationwide are causing maj...

Our brand new Compostable Canvas Collaboration features Chris Hutchinson aka Chippy, an Auckland based illustrator and graphic artist. He's drawn on everything from furniture, through to clothing, and gallery walls - and we're over the moon to have his uplifting and brightly coloured creatures on our Innocent cups. We know you'll be excited to serve your delicious coffee in them too.We asked C...

It’s a confusing time out there in the world of compostables. Every city seems to have a different rule about ‘what can go where’ and what can be accepted at local composting plants varies dramatically across the country. Like any waste stream, compostable packaging can also be problematic when disposed of in the incorrect way. It doesn’t belong in your general waste, but also doesn’t belong i...

Here's all you need to know, to ensure you have everything before our stocktake. decent stocktake is this Thursday 10th - Friday 11th October.The order cut off time is this Wednesday 9th at 2pm for Thursday delivery. Please get your orders in before then!Any order placed after Wednesday at 2pm will be dispatched on Monday 14th for a Tuesday 15th delivery.Thank you in advance, and of course if...

As we all try to move away from single use plastic, one big question is commonly being asked - is compostable packaging as great an alternative as it claims to be, and how does it fit in solving the waste crisis? Because we at decent packaging strongly believe in transparency and because we’re proud of what we do, we’re excited to launch this info series of everything you need to know; from cr...

Ah bagasse. It’s a super sweet, super sustainable material from start to finish. That’s why we can’t bypass making plates, bowls and clamshells out of bagasse. Bagasse is a by-product, meaning it comes from the waste of making something else. In bagasse’s case, it’s made from the waste products of sugar production, and more specifically, sugarcane. The word bagasse actually means something alo...

Shape & Colour

"One day you're going to regret all these crazy colours and patterns". So said a truly regrettable ex a few years ago while looking through my wardrobe and finding not a single item in monochrome. If that day of regret is to come for me it will be in the far distant future, at the moment the goal is to get as much colour in my life as possible. Coming from a family where my Nana famously despi...