Sustainability

Earth Angel wants to help you take action towards a sustainable future but in doing so we know we need to minimise the impact of our own operations and the products we supply.

Earth Angel does this through:

• Sustainability being the basis for Earth Angel's long-term business strategy.
  
• Using brown paper and corrugated cardboard, and reusing cardboard boxes to provide as high as possible recyclable packaging for deliveries.
  
• Purchase products from local or New Zealand based suppliers in preference to international - where available.
  
• Work with local suppliers to develop new products that help reduce waste, increase energy efficiency, or provide more sustainable actions.
  
• Minimising energy usage through installing compact fluorescent lights, turning off the computer monitor when not in short-term use, turning off the computer not being used for long periods (eg overnight).
  
• Printing and copying on recycled paper where possible.
  
• Printing business cards on recycled card and with vegetable-based inks.
  
• Sending out the Earth Angel newsletter by email to reduce paper usage.
  
• Choosing a vehicle that meets our business needs and has good fuel economy for that vehicle type.
  
• Reusing or recycling packaging we receive as much as possible.
  
• Large scale worm farms/compost bins for growing own worm stock are made from wood reused from local transfer station.
  
• Run Earth Angel operations as home-based sites until impact of running such operations become more effective from a single site.
  
• Use the internet to promote and sell Earth Angel products to reduce travel of customers.
  
• Earth Angel supports a number of community groups/organisations like Greenhite Kindergarten, North Shore Home & Familty Counselling Service and Auckland University's Whareuku Project for community fundraising projects.
  
• Using products/services from like-minded sustainable businesses where possible.