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You may have heard that across the global food packaging industry, PFAS chemicals have been detected in packaging products.  If you’re not familiar with PFAS, it stands for Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, which are human-made chemicals developed to help make materials heat, oil, stain, grease or water resistant. These chemicals are found in many things we use in our daily lives, like clo...

Hard Lines Coffee Roasters are really (really really) great at what they do. We sat down with Matt to discuss the inspiration behind their distinctive cup designs and why they love working with decent packaging. The Hard Line cups are so distinctive - tell us what the story is behind your Hot Cup design? Yeah the cup has certainly become our mascot over the years. When opening our cafe we want...

Welcome to the decent family, Aqueous.  Made from responsibly sourced paper, lined with a unique water-based barrier coating and coloured in water-based inks, these new Hot Cups are an advancement into new technology - making your morning cuppa taste that much better.  As the name suggests, the aqueous coating used is water-based and breaks down without any specialist treatments required, m...

Composting is an excellent way to reduce food waste and create nutrient-rich soil by recycling organic materials back into the soil. As we supply compostable packaging, we are always looking at ways to help educate our decent community and learn more about composting.  Our team in New Zealand caught up with Maddy at the beautiful Kelmarna Gardens in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) to learn about co...

  In August 2021, decent implemented a four-day working week for our team. Working 36 hours Monday-Thursday, rather than the standard 40 hours Monday-Friday. But don't worry - we can guarantee there is always someone from the decent team available to help our customers on a Friday!  The result? Happier, rested, enriched and therefore more efficient and productive team members. "A win-win all...

Today and every day is always about supporting women. We wanted to focus on starting a decent conversation about women in business and helping others achieve their goals. For this International Women's Day, we were lucky enough to speak to a few women from our network on the importance of female leadership, the hurdles they have faced, and how women can be supported in their professional caree...

Here at decent packaging, we're proud to be Carbon Zero Certified through Toitū Envirocare. Toitū Envirocare is a New Zealand-based company that reviews and evaluates companies' environmental footprint through a rigorous procedure.  Companies that pass these stringent criteria are then granted Carbon Zero certification. This is strictly reviewed yearly with companies having to share all envir...

decent packaging are excited to announce the launch into the Europe market on the 30th of March 2023, anchored around the Amsterdam Coffee Festival providing opportune time to make connections and celebrate with the local community they’ll be serving.  Over the last decade the company has notably achieved Carbon Zero Certification through Toitū Envirocare, by offsetting 1,410 tonnes of CO2 to ...

Here at decent, we say we're part of the circular economy. But what does that really mean? Who's it good for? What does it do for the economy? For the environment?  So without further ado, let's get into it... Alright, so what is it? The Circular Economy means products and materials keep circulating in supply chains, for as long as possible, building on the age-old concept of 'Reduce, Reuse, Re...

Following Wales and Scotland's footsteps, the government has confirmed that as of October 2023, certain single-use plastic items will be banned in England - hooray! In an effort to tackle England’s growing plastic problem, the ban will cover items such as plastic cutlery, plates and trays - meaning retailers, takeaways, food vendors and the hospitality industry will no longer be allowed to use ...

'Serving up brews and dang tasty treats' - Brodies Coffee Co Instagram bio isn't wrong. Based in Cardiff, Wales, the wee hut is a favourite among locals. We spoke to owner Ian Brodie about the role their spot plays in the locals' daily lives and the future of Cardiff's coffee scene.  Tell us, how many years ago did Brodies Coffee Co begin?  10 years ago from a converted VW camper van. What insp...

We've created a series of up close and personal interviews with decent packaging founder, Tony Small. Our fourth and final interview focuses on change and a decade of decent packaging in hindsight.  How have your customers’ worlds changed in ten years?  Hospo seems to be an ever-evolving industry, which seems to only get better and better year-on-year. I can’t think of many other industries w...