SUSTAINABILITY AT MERLO

SUSTAINABILITY AT MERLO

We are proud to be supplying our customers with coffee that has been created with sustainable practices.

We are proud to be supplying our customers with coffee that has been created with sustainable practices.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

BioPak combines innovative material design with a business model that is responsible and sustainable to create a truly regenerative brand, one that creates products that are as safe and healthy for people as they are for the environment.

When our products end up in landfill, the carbon emissions they release represent 60% of their total lifecycle footprint. We are working on an emissions reduction roadmap that will see us invest in local projects that help divert packaging and food waste from landfills.

ORGANIC WASTE BIN

All cups, lids, coffee grounds, food scraps and compostable packaging go into our in-store organic waste bins.

COLLECTION

These bins are collected weekly from Merlo Coffee stores across South East Queensland.

COMPOST

The organic waste is processed in a commercial composting facility into nutrient rich compost in less than 12 weeks.

OUR IMPACT | JUNE 2021 - JULY 2022

OFFSET 1,209,935 KG OF CARBON

That's equivalent to driving 4,553, 297km in a new car. Reducing carbon emissions mitigates climate change.

AVOIDED 48,982 KG OF PLASTIC

Choosing more sustainable alternatives to finite fossil-based plastics helps fight and reduce plastic pollution.

PLANTED 163 TREES

By supporting Rainforest Rescue, Greenfleet & Ecologi with their tree planting and environmental restoration initiatives.

WHY BIOPAK?

THE FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL COMPANY IN AUSTRALIA
BioPak is 100% carbon neutral, which means that any carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere from their business activities, is balanced by an equivalent amount being removed/offset - achieving a net-zero carbon emissions effect.

CERTIFIED B CORPORATION
Certified B Corporations (or B Corps) are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, and public transparency.

BioPak was founded with a mission to address the environmental impact of single-use disposable packaging made from fossil-based plastic and has been a certified B Corp since 2018.

INNOVATION EXCELLENCE
BioCups from BioPak are the first and only products of their kind to be certified carbon neutral, B Corp and commercially compostable to AS4736 standards in Australia and New Zealand.
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