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Cardboard Boxes diverted from waste to Reuse
Packaging Recyclers is proud to be a participant in New Zealand's Circular Economy
What is the circular economy?
A circular economy is a system designed to minimize waste and maximize the use of resources by keeping products and materials in circulation for as long as possible through processes like reuse
A Circular Economy replaces the make-use-dump ‘linear economy’ pattern with a loop:
A Circular system shares, maintains, reuses, refurbishes, and finally recycles products so their value stays in the economy and their impact on nature shrinks.
The linear economy pulls virgin materials from the ground, manufactures once, then dumps the result.
A circular approach designs waste out from the start, circulating products such as cardboard boxes at their highest value. Reuse comes first, and sustainable recycling follows when reuse is no longer possible. The result is lower emissions, less pollution, and stronger supply-chain resilience.
- Design smart – choose materials that can be repaired, reused, or recycled
- Keep products working – reuse, repair, or resell them to extend their life.
- Remake, not discard – when a product finally wears out, recycle it's materials
Benefits of the circular economy
Shifting to a circular economy will generate huge environmental, societal, & economic benefits. It will reduce the overall costs of economic activity, as well as reducing the amount of resource consumed.
Keeping materials in a loop instead of sending them to landfill brings clear, shared gains:
- Faster climate action – every tonne kept in use avoids extra greenhouse gases and moves New Zealand closer to net zero.
- Fewer raw materials needed – reusing cardboard reduces the amount of trees remved for virgin fibre, & water required for the manufacture.
- More local jobs – reuse creates skilled work that stays in our communities.
- Stronger supply chains – businesses can rely more on resources already here, so global price spikes cause less pain.
- Lower costs – councils and companies spend less on waste disposal and new materials.
Ultimately, a circular economy keeps materials and value flowing.
Circular economy benefits for your business
The circular economy lets you build stronger supply chains, cut carbon, and open doors to new markets that value real sustainability
For businesses, working in a circular economy is both smart and sustainable.
- It's the right choice for Aotearoa's environment
- Embed sustainable resource use in your business
- Reduce disposal costs by diverting materials to reuse
- Convert waste into revenue streams
- Reduce supply chain costs through more cost effective sustainable choices
- Meet consumer demand & preference for more sustainable business practice & products
- Just do the right thing for the environment
Why Packaging Recyclers?
Cardboard Box reuse is one of the most straight forward ways that almost every business can engage with the circular economy
If a business sends or receives cardboard box packaging – and who doesn’t? – they can benefit from cardboard box reuse
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As New Zealand’s specialist in large-scale box reuse, we aim to make this process easy.
For those disposing of boxes: We pay for your waste! Our collection service puts money back in your pocket and frees up storage space.
For those buying boxes: We supply wholesale low-cost used cardboard boxes at volume, quality checked and ready for dispatch, cutting packaging spend without sacrificing quality.
Join us in the local circular economy Our team aligns with your supply chain and sustainability targets, offering practical support and honest advice.
In partnership with our customers, & suppliers, we re-think packaging & recycling that is better for the environment & supports businesses in Aotearoa to achieve their sustainability goals.
Our dedication to sustainability is embedded in our business. As recyclers & leaders in reuse, our unique reuse recycling ensures packaging circularity in action.
We partner with companies to support their sustainability goals with added benefits.
Our Commitment to the Circular Economy
At Packaging Recyclers we put reuse first. Every box we collect is checked for another life before it ever sees a baler. By keeping cartons in circulation, we stretch each fibre’s value, cut demand for new resources, and lower New Zealand’s carbon footprint.
As the country’s reuse specialists we help businesses shrink waste, save money, and show real progress toward a truly circular Aotearoa.
“A circular economy and bioeconomy can tackle climate change and lift economic value”
Join the local Auckland Circular Economy,
& create sustainability in action.
Reuse is a key component of circular economy principles. In a circular economy we keep resources in use to extend the life cycle of products. We have a large environmentally aware customer base who are keen to use second hand used & surplus cardboard boxes & cartons to package their products. Cardboard boxes that we collect are returned straight to reuse in the local circular economy.
- Sustainability Development Goals, United Nations Goal 12.
- Responsible consumption & Production.
- Transitioning to a circular economy, & promoting reuse to minimise waste & resource depletion.
Our Commitment
Our dedication to Aotearoa’s Circular economy means that we don’t just recycle – we prioritise cardboard box recycling to reuse.
As leaders in Reuse, we minimise your waste & maximise the lifespan of packaging, reducing the need for new resources & lowering the environmental impact for NZ.
