Homegrown Harraways Oats fans, within New Zealand consume approximately 2.2 million, Harraways Oats bags every year!
NZ’s kerbside recycling service (in <90% of cases) was unable to recycle our 800g paper/plastic laminate bags which were ending up in landfill around NZ.
So, in 2024 the company has changed its entire film to a soft plastics recyclable model – a change for the short to medium term – until further, feasible (recyclable) film options avail themselves to Harraways.
Right now, this system is proving to be way more effective at re-using NZ’s precious packaging material. 100% made from recycled soft plastic – we are seeing useful, new offerings being created for Kiwis, like farming fence posts and garden box kits.
Between October 2023 and September 2024, the program stats:
- Collected 911 tonnes of soft plastics material = 140 million bags!
- This converts into the equivalent of 93,000 fenceposts
- 87% of the NZ population now has access to the soft plastics recycling collection service
You now have an opportunity to “buy recycled” and purchase a garden bed made from soft plastic. A small garden box contains around 125kg of soft plastic.
GARDEN BOX KIT:
1960mm x 1040mm x 405mm
2535mm x 1040mm x 405mm
These are a fantastic way for everyone to buy products using soft plastic waste.
For details on how to buy please email info@futurepost.co.nz
How to recycle your harraways bags
After enjoying your delicious oats, please clean and dry your pack and drop it into a soft plastics recycling bin at a participating store. It will be made into new and useful products, like fence posts for Kiwi farms. Thank you for helping us keep New Zealand clean.
To find participating stores, follow the link below:
What happens to the packaging, once collected in the bins?
Once collected, the packaging is sent to specialist recyclers here in NZ. Long story short your soft plastics are repurposed into new and wonderful products. Click on the two links below to see how ‘Future Post’ and ‘2nd Life Plastics’ give your bags another life and deliver true sustainability of New Zealand and the world’s precious resources
Future Post
A better performing, longer lasting post product that’s also better for the environment.
Second life plastics
Injecting new life into old plastic via the committed team based in Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand.
