Ensuring we are reducing our environmental impact is an ongoing job for not only businesses, but individuals all over New Zealand.
The difficulties that the Covid-19 pandemic has introduced has forced many to adjust their priorities. Focus is now on ensuring that day-to-day operations are running as efficiently as possible while protecting the well-being of those working onsite.
However, the issues surrounding the environment have not gone anywhere and significant action is needed to have a positive impact. As workplaces make their way back to some form of normality, more environmentally based projects and initiatives can get underway.
According to the Ministry for the Environment:
New Zealanders created 17.49 million tones of waste every year with an estimated 12.59 million tones being sent to landfill*
This is a large amount of waste of which many businesses are working hard to reduce their involvement. Often removing the waste completely from your business is difficult and so attention then moves to the materials used.
Using products that are:
- Recyclable
- Made from recycled content
- Reusable.
Having access to a range of alternative products can help you take steps towards reducing the waste you create and your impact as a business.
As part of our work to help provide sustainable solutions we have added a sustainability filter to our website. This will allow you to be able to filter your searches for sustainable packaging solutions.
*Source: https://environment.govt.nz/facts-and-science/waste/estimates-of-waste-generated/#:~:text=Related%20information-,Amount%20of%20waste%20generated,tonnes%20are%20sent%20to%20landfill
