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The Full Package is a solution which aims to address this problem. Because fundamentally everyone wants to do the right thing and customers are expecting all businesses to do their part in implementing sustainable solutions and reducing organic waste going to landfill. This month Total Waste Solutions and decent packaging have launched The Full Package, the first city-wide compost collection o...

We caught up with the masterminds, Tim and Luke, behind the infamous Auckland vegan burger joint, Wise Boys while celebrating their 5th year in business. After dreaming up this brain-child, they quickly swapped their paper-pushing jobs for a food truck and metal spatula. Their number eight wire approach has seen them grow to two stores, a food truck and expansion into a new city on the horizon...

A GREENER ARENA  Spark Arena rolls out Zero Waste Strategy Auckland’s Spark Arena has switched to 100% compostable serve ware for public events. On September 1st 2018, the venue implemented stage one of its Zero Waste Strategy, replacing all single-use cups and hot food packaging with carefully sourced plant-based alternatives from decent packaging. Compostable waste, which now includes cups...

The amount of food waste in New Zealand is tragic, but it becomes truly heartbreaking when you also look at the scale of food poverty too. Everybody Eats, a not-for-profit, founded by Nick Loosley and works to combat food waste and alleviate food poverty by providing a nutritious three-course meal to Kiwis who often have to go without, using food that would otherwise be thrown away.  Everybody...

If you or someone you know is struggling, there is free help available. 1737 is a helpline that offers a trained counsellor 24 hours a day - it's a free and completely confidential service. To contact, call or text 1737. You can also call Lifeline on 0800 543354 or text HELP to 4357. To contact I AM HOPE directly, please click this link https://www.iamhope.org.nz/contact-us Our latest Composta...

  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...