Recycling Recycling, Packaging & Carbon Neutral Policy For Our On-Site Business: www.ProductsFromNewZealand.com

Recycling, Packaging & Carbon Neutral Policy...

From our premises here at 19 Manapau Street, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand, we run our online business: Products From New Zealand.com

Products From New Zealand.com is an online store Kristina and Simon Cope created back in 2001 - the widest selection of quality, authentic New Zealand made, personal & corporate gifts, promotional marketing products, at wholesale & retail prices, covered by a 365 day money back warranty.

Products From New Zealand.com, it's founding leader, Kristina Cope, and her staff are committed to the following:

"I pledge allegiance, in my heart and soul, to the concepts of honesty, integrity, and quality in business. I recognize that the cornerstone of success is treating all stakeholders fairly, with compassion, and with a commitment to service. Working from abundance, I recognize that even my competitors can become important allies. I will not tolerate crooked practices in my business, from co-workers, direct or indirect reports, supervisors, managers, suppliers, or anyone else—and if I encounter such practices, I will refuse to go along with them and report them to appropriate authorities within and outside the company. I pledge to support the "triple bottom line" of environmental, social, and financial responsibility. And I pledge to participate in a serious effort to focus the business community on these principles, by sharing this message with all of our stakeholders (you - our customers, our manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and independent representatives here in New Zealand and throughout the world), at every opportunity I can."

Our company, Products From New Zealand is working towards zero waste, providing a sustainable future for New Zealand, and encouraging our ten's of thousands of customers worldwide, to also be responsible with the packaging material we ship with all of our goods.

New Zealand is the first country in the world to have formally adopted Zero Waste.

The business case for waste minimisation is simple:

  * Waste is a cost, and cost reductions enhance the bottom line.
  * Becoming more efficient makes good business sense.
  * Waste equals lost profits.

When cardboard is mixed with other materials and sent to landfill it ends up costing a business about USD$200 per tonne, but when it is recycled it will only cost the business USD$20 per tonne. It costs around USD$500 to dump a tonne of screwed up paper (in rubbish bags), compared with USD$20-30 per tonne to recycle flat paper.

Embracing sustainability also means that Products From New Zealand.com Ltd will:

  * Be a responsible employer, ensuring we attract a committed workforce
  * Build community, supplier and regulatory relationships
  * Increase competitiveness through innovation

Triple Bottom Line...

This approach to business is often referred to as the 'Triple Bottom Line' or Sustainable Development Reporting (SDR).
(World Business Council for Sustainable Development).
It recognises that a better quality of life, for everyone, is dependent upon economic progress that is not harmful to the natural environment and the social fabric of society. As a foundation member of the 'Sustainable Business Network' (whose motto is 'Enabling business to flourish through sustainable practice'), Products From New Zealand.com is absolutely committed to these values and policies.

All packaging material is recycled...

To that end, you will typically find that the bubble-wrap / foam chips / polyethylene foam / packing peanuts etc that we ship our products carefully wrapped in is 'second-hand'. We take great pride in working with local importers to collect their packaging material, and then reuse it to send products from New Zealand to you. We encourage you to try and recycle the packaging you receive from us.

In March 2002 the 'Ministry for the Environment', New Zealand, released the National Waste Strategy: 'Towards Zero Waste and a Sustainable New Zealand'.