what should you do with your kitchen packaging?

During the installation stage, we recommend responsibly disposing of the packaging from your build, whether it’s cardboard from cabinets, plastic from tools or foam from appliances. By carefully disposing of your product packaging, you are contributing to a sustainable future – every little bit helps! Follow these steps for a more sustainable future.

At kaboodle, we are passionate about creating a sustainable future. We are proud that 99% of our packaging is completely recyclable, including replacing polystyrene with honeycomb cardboard. Help us reduce, reuse and recycle by following these steps:

look for the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL)

Used across Australia and New Zealand, the ARL label provides you with instructions on how to responsibly and appropriately dispose of each component of your packaging. It removes confusion, saves you time and reduces waste going to landfill. We’ve printed the Australian Recycling Label across some kaboodle product ranges and aim to include across all ranges as a part of our APCO targets. For more information on the ARL label, visit www.arl.org.au.

cardboard

Almost all Australians and New Zealanders can recycle paper and cardboard in their recycling bins at home. You’ll probably end up with a large quantity of cardboard after building your new kaboodle kitchen. You can either get rid of the cardboard in your kerbside recycling bin over a few weeks’ time. Or, find a local drop-off location. There’s plenty of local transfer stations that take cardboard for free in bulk. That way, you can throw it into the back of your car and get rid of it in one hit – easy! Learn more here.

expanded polystyrene (EPS)

EPS, which is often used in appliance packaging, can’t be collected in your council recycling service, however, there’s heaps of facilities that are capable of accepting all types of EPS. To find a collection facility in your region, visit Expol Polystyrene Recycling.

important

Do not place soft plastics such as bubble wrap or expanded polystyrene in your kerbside recycle bin. These items will upset the recycling process of the other items in that bin.

For all other materials, check out recycle.co.nz, it’s super helpful and easy to use.

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