Composting & Waste Streams
The essential concept at the heart of decent packaging is to ensure everything we make, we can unmake
Sustainable packaging is just the start.
We see ourselves as an innovative packaging company, striving to revolutionise the industry by leading the way with our commitment to product stewardship, sustainably produced products, and incredible customer service.
Carbon Zero
We are proud to be a Toitū carbonzeroCertTM certified organisation. This means we have completed three key steps. Through data analysis and helpful online tools, we measured the emissions from our organisation's activities - this includes everything from shipping our orders, to driving our delivery vans, even our flights to the UK so we could set up decent packaging. We then set targets to reduce our total emissions, along with our emissions per carton sold. We are a growing company, so proportional emissions are important, but we are shooting for a total reduction year-on-year, because if not now, when?... and if not us, who? For the third step, Toitū Envirocare help us offset all of our unavoidable emissions through buying carbon credits in New Zealand and Asia - supporting forest growing projects and solar panel programs which are certified to capture carbon and therefore bring our net emissions down to zero!
The Full Package
It’s a confusing time in the world of compostables. There are varying rules about ‘what can go where’, and what packaging can be accepted at varying composting plants across the country. Like all other waste streams in New Zealand, compostable packaging can be problematic when disposed of in the incorrect way. It doesn’t belong in your general waste, and it shouldn’t go in your recycling bin. The best option is a commercial composting facility. ‘But where should I put your compostable packaging if there isn’t a collection bin or a commercial compost facility nearby?’ We hear you – So we’ve taken the complication out of where your compostable packaging goes. We created ‘The Full Package’, which consists of two solutions that work in conjunction with each other to encourage the collection and disposal of compostable packaging correctly.
Composting facilities & collection agents
All decent products can be collected and composted, below is a list of compost sites and collection partners across New Zealand. But each area does have its little quirks, so it's best to double check in your area and we can always answer any of those tricky questions you may have. If your area doesn't have a composter or collection agent we recommend you use our service 'The Full Package - Return'.
DECENT PACKAGING HEAD OFFICE
The Full Package - Return
COLLECT IT & SEND IT BACK TO US
BAY OF ISLANDS
Waipapa Landscape Supplies
COLLECTION & COMPOST
WAIHEKE ISLAND
The Compost Co.
COLLECTION & COMPOST
AUCKLAND
Reclaim
COLLECTION & COMPOST
ONEHUNGA, AUCKLAND
Green Gorilla
COLLECTION & COMPOST
AUCKLAND
Rubbish Direct
Collection & Compost
NATIONWIDE
Enviro NZ
COLLECTION & COMPOST
NATIONWIDE
Waste Management
COLLECTION & COMPOST
RAGLAN
Xtreme Waste
COLLECTION & COMPOST
NEW PLYMOUTH
Remediation NZ Taranaki Operation
COLLECTION & COMPOST
CAMBRIDGE
Revital - Cambridge Operation
COMPOST
MT MAUNGANUI, TAURANGA
Revital Mt Maunganui Operation
COMPOST
PALMERSTON NORTH
Palmerston North City Council
COMPOST
WELLINGTON
Capital Compost - Wellington Southern Landfil
COMPOST - Bagasse, Wheatstraw & Paper only
NELSON
Greenwaste to Zero
COMPOST
BROMLEY
Christchurch City Council Organics Processing Plant
COMPOST - Bagasse, Wheatstraw & Paper only
TIMARU
Timaru Eco Compost
COMPOST - Bagasse, Wheatstraw & Paper only
The Full Package
Learn more about 'The Full Package - Return' and 'The Full Package'
