Supporting Our World
At Charlie & Fox, we are 100% committed to operating our small business as sustainably as possible. Both myself (Jess) and Trev (the other half of Charlie & Fox) have science-based backgrounds, covering sustainability and recyclable packaging. We've taken our experience and knowledge from this, and used it to ensure Charlie and Fox is working to support our environment. (Background picture: our beautiful property in NSW, Australia, which houses Charlie & Fox).
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
All of the materials we use both at home and those which arrive at your door are designed to fit around the reduce-reuse-recycle model.
Let’s break this down (pun intended) for our packaging, which is most important for our customers as the end user.
Cardboard boxes: 100% recyclable.
Tissue paper: FSC-certified paper, 100% compostable, recyclable, and made from recycled materials.
Hex wrap: 100% recyclable.
Bubble wrap: all re-used from product arriving to C&F (we don’t buy any bubble wrap) + recyclable through your nearest soft plastics recycling program.
Reusable ziplock back: these are designed to be durable and resuable, and are all made from recycled content.
Mailing satchels: made from recycled content + recyclable through your nearest soft plastic recycling program.
Carbon offsetting through Greenfleet
We know that as well as generating carbon emissions from our daily operations, sending our products to your doorstep means we’re contributing to additional emissions through transport. We offset this through Greenfleet, which plants native biodiverse forests in Australia and New Zealand to restore critical ecosystems and capture carbon emissions.
International Packaging Compliance
At Charlie and Fox, we understand the importance of compliance with all international sustainability and packaging requirements. We regularly check this to ensure we fulfil our commitments to supporting readers around the world to protect both their books, and their environment.