SOIL-TO-SOIL PACKAGING
100% compostable, form-fitting and waste-free.
WHY WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Packaging is the main source of plastic pollution that is clogging the ocean and expected to exceed the weight of all fish, by 2050, at current rates. Packaging waste, when landfilled or incinerated, pollutes the environment and poses health risks to humans and wildlife.
At Driftaway Coffee, we strongly believe that climate change is an existential threat to humanity. We don't want to be a part of the problem, we want to do our bit to solve it.
Even if you aren't able to compost your bag, we're still happy to putting one less plastic bag out in to the world. And even if it ends up in a landfill, it will break down organically and won't leech mirco-plastics into the ground.
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million tons of plastic produced yearly. (That's nearly the weight of the entire human population!)0%
of the packaging waste in the U.S. comes from food and beverage products.0RD
highest cause of methane gas emissions are landfillsCOFFEE POUCH 12 GRAM, 2OZ & 4OZ
PLASTIC-FREE, 100% COMPOSTABLE
MAILER
COMPOSTABLE, PLANT-BASED MAILER
Our mailers are made from 100% compostable materials: corn starch, PLA (synthesized from corn) and PBAT (Polybutyrate Adipate Terephthalate). Producing PLA uses 65% less energy than conventional plastics, generates 68% fewer greenhouse gases and contains no toxins.
Water-proof
70 microns thick
Tough, durable and tear-free
Certified compostable (ASTM D6400 & D6868)
CORRUGATED BOX
RECYCLABLE AND COMPOSTABLE
The corrugated boxes used for our tasting kit are made from recycled paper, and are 100% recyclable and compostable.
Made from recycled material (partial)
Made in the USA (New Jersey)
Recylable and compostable
Form-fitting and durable
MINIMAL PACKAGING
A KEY WAY TO REDUCE PACKAGING FOOTPRINT IS TO HAVE LESS OF IT IN THE FIRST PLACE
USE OF MAILERS OVER BOXES
We use mailers over boxes for over 80% of our shipments since they are light (reduces package weight and shipping emissions), durable and use 37% less space by volume than corrugated boxes. This means we can fit more in less space and reduces the space they need for shipping, thus reducing their carbon footprint.
less space by volume than corrugated boxes.
Box - 7.5 x 7.5 x 2 inches = 114 cubic inches
Mailer - 12 x 6 x 1 = 72 cubic inches
Savings = ~37%
FORM-FITTING PACKAGING
We source our mailers and boxes to match the size of our coffee pouches. They are snug, use less space in transportation and have the added benefit of fitting inside home mailboxes. This also means we avoid unnecessary filler materials like air pillows or bubble wrap seen with traditional eCommerce companies.
NO PAPER RECEIPTS
In the US, over 12.4 million trees and 13 billion gallons of water are consumed each year in the creation of paper receipts, generating 1.5 billion pounds of waste and 4 billion pounds of CO2. Statistics show that approximately 90% of paper receipts end up in the trash can. We avoid paper receipts in the package as long as it's not required by law. We're an eCommerce company first and foremost, and we use e-mail receipts to avoid creating more waste.
of paper receipts end up in the trash can.
