Our packaging
"While we’re fully aware that our very existence inevitably affects our planet, we strive to make small, intentional choices each day to help reduce our environmental impact."
Packaging design
When we are designing a product, one of the first questions we ask ourselves is, what happens to this product and its packaging when the customer has finished with it?
What is the packaging made from?
How long will it take to breakdown?
Where is it sourced and made?
What environmental impact will producing this product have and most importantly, does the world really need this product?
Box packaging
All Love Tea box packaging is made from post-consumer recycled cardboard, to reduce the amount of plantation timber utilised to make the stock. This also helps recycle the already abundant amount of cardboard produced in the world today.
We then print on these boxes using vegetable based inks, to reduce the amount of harmful solvents used and potential run off which can often have unintended negative effects on the environment. These boxes will easily break down in your
home compost in a few short months.
The clear pouch
The clear pouch that holds our tea products (loose leaf and tea bags) is made from a plant based cellophane material called NatureFlex. This is not a fossil fuel based polypropylene (as is often used with food packaging.) This can also be placed in your home compost and will successfully breakdown in a few short months.
Pyramid Tea Bags
Our pyramid tea bags are made from a biodegradable plant based material called Soilon, which is not a synthetic plastic. We have personally tested these tea bags in our own home compost and witnessed them slowly breakdown. It’s important to note, they will take longer than other compost items to decompose. These Soilon bags have met all compostability standards in Japan, Europe and North America and the suppliers recommend commercial composting as a quicker alternative to address this longer time of breakdown.
Tea Bag Sachets
The individually wrapped sachet material is made with a combination of paper and a biodegradable film lining (this lining is needed so the envelopes can be heat sealed) The tea bags inside are made from the same biodegradable Soilon material we use with all of our other tea bag products and we are pleased to share that the enveloped sachet film we use is also home compostable.
Shipping Boxes
Our shipping boxes are made from 100% post consumer recycled stock with no input of virgin paper material required. This obviously helps reduce the amount of plantation timber utilised to make the stock and also helps recycle the already abundant amount of cardboard produced in the world today.
Kraft Packing Tape
We choose to use a kraft paper packing tape over poly tape not only in production but also when sending out orders to our customers. This tape will breakdown much quicker than poly tape and has less reliance on fossil fuel as its source.
