Composting & Waste Streams
The essential concept at the heart of decent packaging is to ensure everything we make, we can unmake
Plastic recycling is broken.
For a long time, our economy has been ‘linear’. This means that raw materials are used to make a product, and after its use any waste (e.g. packaging) is disposed of in landfill or incinerated. Since 1964 plastic production has increased twenty-fold, yet just 5% of plastics are recycled effectively.
To transition to a circular economy means preventing waste in the first place by using by-products like bagasse. If new raw materials are needed, they must be obtained sustainably so that natural and human environments are not damaged.
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.
The Full Package
Learn more about 'The Full Package - Return' and 'The Full Package'
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'.
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The Full Package - Return
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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
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