To ensure profitability, you need to track your business expenses and spending on office supplies. The question is, which category should items like tea and coffee be tracked in? In this article, we outline how to add items like tea and coffee to your business accounts. We also share our full range of beverages and break-room supplies to keep your team constantly fuelled.
Sustainable packaging alternatives for your business's shipping needs
Are you reassessing your company’s packaging products and shipping needs? As more and more companies look for sustainable packaging alternatives, it may be wise to optimise your shipping processes too. In this article, we highlight alternative shipping options that will help to reduce your environmental impact.
Single-use plastic products banned or phased out from July 2023
Plastic regularly ends up as waste in our environment, harming our wildlife and contaminating our food and water. As a result, New Zealand is entering the next step in its single-use plastics ban. From the 1st of July 2023, several single-use plastic products will be phased out of use in New Zealand. For many industries, this will cause a significant shift to sustainable packaging alternatives....
Paper packaging options NZ
In 2021, the global paper and paperboard packaging market was estimated at 314 billion NZD. Since then, the demand for sustainable packaging has continued to grow. For example, our sustainability page has over 9,000 views, and our paper tape sales have grown more than 300%. These are just some examples of how paper alternatives are becoming the preferred choice in packaging. As an alternative to...
E-commerce tips for a sustainable Christmas
More and more, consumers are looking for brands with sustainable practices and eco-conscious initiatives. So, as you gear up for the festive season, you may want to consider making some changes to reduce your company’s environmental impact. With a lower carbon footprint, you can rest easy knowing you are doing your part while attracting more customers at the same time.
Why sustainable packaging is important for New Zealand exporters
Global sustainability trends are leading to many countries reassessing the sustainability and recyclability of their packaging waste. Tough new restrictions and regulations have been introduced by key New Zealand export markets to increase the use of recyclable and reusable packaging, with the hope that distributors will move away from hard-to-recycle packaging materials.
What are corrugated boxes and can they be recycled?
In a world packed with consumer goods, we are also spoiled for choice with the range of packaging materials available to us. Reusable, recyclable, compostable and more – we now have almost any type of packaging that we want or require, at our fingertips.
8 myths about sugar plastics
Sugarcane is a great renewable source that can be used to create 100% recyclable plastic. As sugarcane plastic is molecularly identical to standard oil-based plastic, it is a great sustainable solution that doesn’t mean compromising on product quality. One of the significant advantages of sugarcane plastic is that the process of growing its raw material (sugar cane), removes carbon dioxide from...
Our sustainable initiatives
Like many other businesses, sustainability is a key focus for us and we’re doing everything that we can to play our part. As a major packaging supplier in New Zealand, we understand the importance of providing our customers with packaging knowledge, products and resources to protect and enhance our planet.
Upcoming trends & sustainable products to watch in 2021
An important factor for many consumers when they make a purchase now is the sustainability of a product. What material(s) is it made from? Can the packaging that the product comes in be easily recycled or reused? Making more sustainable choices is at the forefront of our minds with many Kiwis actively looking for ways that they can be more environmentally friendly whether that be at home, or at...