Can our packaging be recycled?

We know our customers are keen to help the environment, and we get a lot of questions from our customers about whether our packaging can be recycled, so here is our guide to recycling our packaging.

Our fruit bags

The bags that our fruit comes in have two sides, a plastic side and a paper side. To recycle these, you can split the bags in half, and recycle both sides in the corresponding recycling.

Please note you can also request no bags if this is your preference. Just let our admin team know, and we will do our best to ensure the bags are not included. However, the bags are included to prevent any bruising of fruit in transit, so please bear this mind.

Boxes

There are two options to recycle our boxes:

1. You can leave the boxes out for our drivers to collect when they make their next delivery to you. As long as the box is in the same condition as it was delivered in (that is, not flattened down) we can reuse the box.

2. If you do not want to hang onto your box until your next delivery, you can flatten the box and include it in your regular cardboard recycling.

Boxes for nuts, dried fruit and chopped fruit

If you receive our large boxes of nuts or dried fruit, or even our chopped fruit, you will probably receive them in plastic boxes. These can be put in your usual plastic recycling.

Baskets

If you order one of our fruit baskets, your fruit will be delivered in a wicker basket. While we do not collect these, and they cannot be recycled, they do make lovely displays or even gifts. So if you do receive a basket, why not make someone else's day a bit more special by gifting them a basket, or even just display your fruit in the office to make it even more enticing!

Have any more questions about our packaging? Let us know @office_fruit!