Sustainability

100% sustainable packaging, guaranteed

At Blue Coffee Box, all of our packaging is 100% sustainable. We were the UK’s first coffee subscription service to use EcoBags and EcoPacks for all our products.

In a world filled with plastic-lined disposable coffee cups and pods, we believe that every company has a responsibility to do better. If you’re looking for a sustainable coffee subscription, for yourself or for somebody eco-conscious in your life, keep reading to find out why we believe we’re a cut above the rest when it comes to eco-friendly coffee deliveries.

What makes our EcoPacks different?

With standard cardboard boxes that many retailers use for shipping you’ll often find that the inks and glues used by everyday brands are not as sustainable as the cardboard they’re attached to, or that the cardboard is ordered new every time instead of being made with recycled materials wherever possible.

Your EcoBox postal packaging is not just certified plastic-free and fast-compostable, it has these additional features:

  • The inks and glues aren’t chemical or plastic-based; they’re all natural.
  • Easy-open plastic tear strips have been phased out and replaced.
  • Packaging is made with post-consumer recycled fibre materials.

That’s true for both our EcoBox boxes and our EcoPack envelopes, and the sustainable coffee credentials don’t stop at the postal packaging.

100% sustainable EcoBags

Because coffee and tea are fresh foods, they need to be packaged in a way that reduces air, moisture and light. Most bags use an aluminium liner to achieve this. Then there’s an invisible plastic lining that sits inside each bag to enable heat sealing. For coffee, it’s usually accompanied by a plastic valve to expell the CO2 gas that builds up from fresh roasted coffee.

So what’s our solution? EcoBags.

Blue Coffee Box EcoBags combine specialised, easily recyclable materials to ensure your coffee and tea is kept in perfect condition, they contain:

  • Interior air and moisture barrier material
  • Chemical-free inks
  • Coffee valve that allows CO2 to escape
  • Ziplock that reseals your coffee in perfect condition after opening

Recycling is a bit of a minefield across the different counties of the UK. Our EcoBags can be put in your blue recycling bin at home, safely and easily, with no need to break down any of the constituent parts.

What about the coffee itself?

We don’t just work to provide you with coffee that tastes great, we also make sure that it’s ethically sourced. Our speciality coffees are bought using the Direct Trade method, which means that with your support, we enable farmers to invest in sustainable crops, and to earn more money from their sales so that they and their families can enjoy a better quality of life. On average, our farmers earn 30% more than the Fairtrade price.

Our coffee concierges have visited the farms where your Blue Coffee Box coffee is grown, to ensure that international labour laws, social and environmental standards are being met.

At Blue Coffee Box we are proud to offer our customers a sustainable solution for their subscription service, and proud that our environmental footprint is smaller and more closely watched than most other brands. It's not always easy, and there will always be more to be done – but you can rest assured that we’re continuously working to raise our standards to the best they can be.

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