Our Green Commitment
Sustainability: Just because it is “recyclable” doesn’t mean it gets RECYCLED!
The plastic we collect and recycle is used to manufacture a wide variety of new products, including industrial wraps. Our industrial wraps are manufactured from 100% recycled plastic.
- We offer a recycling service in the Auckland Metro Region for clean, uncontaminated soft plastic (LDPE and LLDPE) (paper labels okay)
- We can collect both clear and mixed coloured soft plastic
- Customers must keep clear plastic separate from mixed colours
- Plastic can be collected in the recycling bags that can be purchased from Stretch Wrap or in such other forms as may be agreed. Some customers compact the soft plastic to make for more efficient transport
- Collections incur a collection fee
- For on-account customers, for every $500 spent with Stretch Wrap per month, you are entitled to one free collection
- To achieve the most environmentally sustainable collections, we aim to collect the plastic for recycling at the same time as we deliver new products
Talk to us about creating a circular economy by recycling your soft plastic into new products including industrial wraps.
Collection Fees
- Collections are in the Auckland Metro only (Takanini to Albany)
- For collections outside the Auckland Metro, call us to work together to see if we can create a sustainable and viable solution
We are committed to working with our customers to reduce the volume of plastic packaging they use and recycle what they do use.
We will:
- Find a reliable, cost-effective way to use less plastic and deliver a better result
- Use recycled plastic in our products wherever possible
- Support our customers in recycling their plastic to guarantee that it is in fact recycled so they can demonstrate their GREEN credentials
- Lead the way in recycling the plastic we supply, our customers use and creating new products from recycled plastic materials
Our industrial wraps are made from 100% recycled material.
Sustainable Business Network Member
The Sustainable Business Network is an organisation that enables change in the areas of climate, waste and nature through engagement with like-minded New Zealand businesses. We’re one of those businesses.
Committed to Climate with Trees That Count
In 2023 StretchWrap proudly supported Trees That Count, a programme managed by environmental charity Project Crimson. We’ve helped Kiwis plant native trees across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Recycling
There is a big difference to being recyclable and actually getting the plastic recycled. We don’t just say it’s recyclable, we actually recycle the plastic our customers use.
For our Auckland customers, we will take back their LLDPE and LDPE clear, clean plastic and recycle it into new plastic films and products e.g. pallet covers and industrial wraps. We will provide an annual certificate confirming the volume of plastic purchased and recycled which can be used to demonstrate sustainability and support for environmental objectives.
Reusing
StretchWrap manufactures products in New Zealand and we work with our customers to take back the cardboard cores used in pallet wrap so we can reuse them. Cores are typically reused up to 5 times which enables us to reduce the number of new cores required by up to 80%. This supports our core objective of being more sustainable.