The Reality of Sustainable Packaging
Even with the best intentions, sustainable packaging can end up in landfills if not properly managed. Many people are unaware that compostable packaging, when not composted, contributes to waste problems just like non-compostable materials. By choosing to compost, you’re helping to mitigate this issue and support a healthier environment. Your efforts are truly making a difference!
Why Kraft Boxes Are Ideal for Composting
While recycling is valuable for materials like glass and metal, not all packaging is best suited for it. Compostable packaging, such as your Forrist Refill Collection box, is specifically designed to return valuable nutrients to the earth when properly composted. By taking this step, you’re helping reduce landfill waste, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and enrich the soil. Composting ensures eco-friendly packaging truly completes its intended cycle, making your actions part of a more sustainable, responsible future
Understanding Our Kraft Boxes
Our kraft boxes are made from natural, unbleached wood fibres, free from harmful chemicals, and meet rigorous compostability standards. This ensures they can break down smoothly in home compost, returning nutrients to the soil instead of lingering in landfill. From holding your goods securely to enriching the earth after use, these boxes complete a cycle that keeps resources flowing naturally.
Ways you can compost your box
Nurture Your Soil at Home
Compost Your Box At Home
Tear your Forrist box into small pieces and add them to a well-maintained compost bin along with kitchen scraps. Keep it moist and turn regularly, allowing the box to break down into nutrient-rich compost for your garden.
Share Your Box with Local Composters
Use the ShareWaste App
ShareWaste is an innovative app that connects people who have organic waste with those who can compost it. By using ShareWaste, you can easily find someone nearby who is willing to take your compostable materials.
Support Nearby Sustainability
Local Composting Sites
Many communities have local composting programmes or facilities where you can drop off compostable materials.
We'll help you Complete the Cycle
Return Your Boxes to the Forrist
If home composting, ShareWaste, or a local drop-off isn’t convenient, let us handle it. Simply save at least five Forrist boxes, then get in touch. We’ll arrange a free collection, ensuring they’re properly composted so their valuable nutrients return to the earth—not a landfill.
Under good conditions, it can decompose in a few weeks. Tearing it into smaller pieces and keeping the compost moist speeds this up.
You can use the ShareWaste app to find a local composting host, look into community compost programmes, or return your boxes to us once you have a few for free collection.
Yes. Our boxes are designed to be compostable, including the printing. Just remove the tape before adding it to your compost.
Thank you!
We deeply appreciate your commitment to reducing waste and enriching our planet. By composting your Forrist box, you’re helping close the loop on sustainable packaging. Ready to keep the momentum going? Join our newsletter for more eco-friendly tips, or share your compost success on social media and inspire others to follow your lead!