Packaging for Good®

A 2% non-negotiable plastic tax is included in the pricing for every packaging order that goes into production.

  • The Fund

    Pioneering a New Zealand first, we charge an open and upfront 2% plastic tax margin on the total value of your packaging. This 2% portion from each sale is privately held but publicly viewable in our “Packaging for Good®” fund where every year, numerous individuals and entities can be put forward to receive a portion of what is made from our 2% plastic tax.

  • Purpose

    If we are going to talk about circular economies, then we have to do just that, give back. If we can utilise a small percentage of the bottom line and collectively contribute, we can compound and invest back into those individuals and platforms trying to make our industry better and create systemic awareness and change.

  • Collection

    Our 2% plastic tax is communicated upfront in the quote process and is charged on every invoice as an individual line. This allows our customers to maintain visibility of what they have accrued throughout the year in line with our transparent approach to doing business. All customers get a quarterly update on this figure as it grows in line with the spend within their membership bracket.

  • Distribution

    Our recipients are either customer nominated or are partnered with REVO® externally. Annually, our customer base gets access to the total dollar value they have accrued across the year and get to choose where they would like to see their 2% plastic tax donated. This allows brands to align with relevant brands and individuals and encourages the conversation about how they can invest back into their community.

  • Industry Driven

    We like to think that we are changing the industry by giving you access to cost-price packaging, allowing better end-of-life structures to be used due to room in the budget. But it’s the industry and local infrastructures that need addressing and we feel by putting forward 2% of what we produce every year, we can start the conversation about a true circular economy.

  • Recipients

    We are constantly looking to expand our partnerships through our “Packaging for Good®” plastic tax. If you have any questions about how we manage this fund or would like to connect, please get in touch below. We encourage anyone and everyone to connect who is in need of financial aid to continue doing good.

Areas of Interest

We have defined the key focus areas we want to invest in and help facilitate change to ensure there is sufficent infrastructure that supports both people and their products.

  • How can we reduce food waste, when so much of it is still consumable?

  • How do we build the infrastructure for kerbside recycling?

  • Why not use waste to convert to energy supply for low income housing?

  • Can we assign a monetary value to converting plastic back into oil for reuse?

  • What can we make from waste?

Recipients

Our recipients are made up of a variety of not-for-profits and businesses doing incredible work in their respected fields. We endeavour to bring on recipients as often as we can in line with our areas of interest.

Everybody Eats

  • Everybody Eats Charitable Trust is a multi-award-winning social dining concept with a mission to reduce food waste, food insecurity, and social isolation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our pay-as-you-can charity restaurants transform locally sourced surplus food into delicious three-course meals that anyone in the community can come and enjoy.

  • Based in Auckland, New Zealand with restaurants in Glen Innes, Onehunga, and Wellington.

  • Customers and contributors to the "Packaging for Good®" fund can allocate funds to an annual donation to be made as an offering to assist with operational costs and overheads.

Special Studio

  • Special Studio creates modern and timeless homeware through innovative production using recycled plastic. All Special Studio products are made in-house locally, using 100% recycled plastic.

    Their production system is circular, not only do they use recycled plastic, they also have in-house recycling systems that allow products to be returned and recycled.

  • Based in Tauranga, New Zealand.

  • Customers and contributors to the "Packaging for Good®" fund can purchase Special Studio products as an impactful way to replace conventional furniture purchases and internal gifting.