At podly we’re all about saving our planet, so you wouldn’t expect any less from us when it comes to the type of packaging we use. To make the full impact however, we need you, our podly customers to complete the process and make sure you dispose of our packaging how it was intended.
podly product box, insert and wrapping:
We’ve designed our product box to be reused at home. You can store your podly and accessories in there or remove the insert and use the box to store other nick-nacks around the house.
Don’t have a use for the box? The box, insert and wrapping are completely recyclable, so do your bit and make sure you place them in the recycling bin.
Mailer Bag:
While our mailer bags look and feel like plastic, they’re not even close! Our mailer bags are made from home-compostable materials, mainly corn starch and PBAT (a compostable ingredient which bonds the renewable ingredients together).
To compost them at home, it’s best to remove any labels, cut them up and place in your compost bin as “brown” materials. These will completely break down within 90-120 days in a home-compostable environment – sometimes even sooner!
These can also be sent to composting facilities to be properly broken down and composted. In Australia, check with your local council if they accept compostable materials in your green waste.
If your bag ends up in landfill, it will still break down – however this make take up to 2 years (although compared to plastics which can take 400years – we think that’s a significant improvement!)