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Co mp os t a bl ec o ffe epr o d uc t st ohi ts u p e r ma r k e ts h e l v e s

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AnAu c k l a n dc o ffe eb r a n dh a v ed e s i g n e dan e wc omp o s t a b l ei ni t i a t i v e ,t h r o u g ht h e i rp r o d u c t s , i nt he i re ffo r t st ob e c o meb i o d e g r a d a b l e .

Ka r a j o zCoffe eCo mp a n yh a v ec r e a t e dc o mp o s t a b l ec offe ep o d s , p a c k a gi nga n dr u b b i s hb i n s t h a twi l lb er e a d yf o rAu c kl a n d e r st ou s ei nt h en e x tfiv ewe e k s .

Ka r a j o zCEO, De r e kTo wn s e n ds a y sh eh a sa l wa y sb e e ni n t e r e s t e di nt h ec o n c e p to fma ki n g c o ffe ewi t hac o ns c i ou s ,d a t i n gb a c kt o1 9 8 2wh e nh ee s t a b l i s he dt h ec o mp a n y .

“ Asac o mp a n yweh a v ea l wa y st r i e dt od oo u rb i t t or e d u c ewa s t ea sweh a v ea l wa y sb e e n i n t e r e s t e di nor g a n i c s ,r e c y c l i n ga n db i o de gr a d i n gi n i t i a t i v e s , ”h es a y s .

MrTo wn s e nds a y st h ec u r r e n ti s s u eo fp l a s t i cwa s t ei nt h ePa c i ficOc e a ni s“ d i a b ol i c a l ”a n d wa n t e dt ofin dwa y st os p a r kc ha n g ei nt h ec o ffe ei n du s t r y .

Th ec o mpa n yn o wo ffe r sap l a nt b a s ema d ec o ffe ep oda n db a gt ha th o l d sc o ffe eg r a n u l e sa nd b e a n s ,a l lo fwh i c ha r ec e r t i fie dc o mpo s t a b l e .

Th e i rc a r d bo a r dr u b b i s hb i n swi l lb ep l a c e dou t s i d et he i rc a f e sa n dl o c a ls u p e r ma r k e t s , wi t ha c o mp o s t a b l eba gt h a twi l lh o l dr e c y c l a b l ei t e mst ot h e nb ec o l l e c t e do n c eawe e kf o ra c o mme r c i a lc o mp os t i n gp l a n ti nAu c k l a n d .

Ni n aBl y Pe t e r s o n , ab a r i s t aa tLu c ac o ffe es h op ,s a y sh u n dr e dsofc offe ec u p sg oi n t oa l a n d fil le v e r yd a y , s oi ti se n c o u r a g i n gt os e eb r a n d su s i n ge t h i c a lp a c k a g i n gt oma k ea d i ffe r e n c e .

“ El i mi n a t i n ge x c e s sp l a s t i cu s ea n dus i n gb i o d e g r a da bl ep a c k a g i n gwh e r ep o s s i b l ea d d s r e s p e c tt ot h eb r a n di t s e l f , ”s h es a y s .

MrTo wn s e nds a y st h e yh a v ef a c e dd i ffic u l t i e st r y i ngt og ob i o d e gr a d a b l ewi t hma n u f a c t u r i n g c o mp a n i e sp r o mi s i n gt oc r e a t ep l a s t i cf r e epr o d u c t st h a tha v el e dt of a l s ec e r t i fic a t i o n .

Th e i rn e wpl a n t b a s e dc o ffe eb a g sa n dp o d sh a v eb e e nc e r t i fie dc o mp o s t a b l eb yVi n c o t t e , a Be l g i a nc e r t i fic a t i o no r g a n i z a t i on .

Pr o f e s s orGe o ffr e yCr a i g ,e n v i r o n me nt a l i s tf r o mAuc kl a ndUn i v e r s i t yo fTe c h n o l o gy ,s a y si f wea r et omo v et oamo r es us t a i n a b l es o c i e t y , i t i sc r uc i a lt h a tb u s i ne s so wn e r sc o n s i d e r e n v i r o n me n t a li s s u e si n t ot h e i rc o mp a n yp l a n sa n dde c i s i o ns .

“ Su s t a i n a bi l i t yt e a c h e su st h a te v e r yl i t t l ed e c i s i o na nda c t i onh a sc o n s e q u e n c e sa n dwea l l h a v ea ne t h i c a lo b l i g a t i o nt oc o n s i d e rt h ee n vi r o n me n t a lr a mi fic a t i o n so fe v e r yf e a t ur eofo u r l i v e s , ”h es a y s .

Contacts 

Derek Townsend-

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Nina Bly-Peterson- 021 063 2361

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Geoffrey Craig- [email protected]

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https://www.karajoz.co.nz/pages/coffee-with-a-conscience...