For many people the hamper looked sustainable enough, Humble Sampler founders did their
best to find sustainable options to start the hamper business, the problem is that a lot of
misinformation is out there and it’s quite easy to use packaging which is sold as sustainable
alternative however it’s not the best choice for you and for businesses in Australia.
 

Compostable sachet and compostable pellets sound like sustainable options right?

 

Well, Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) research revealed mass access to both home
composting facilities and consolidated communal compost disposal channels as being inaccessible
for the majority of Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) customers. In addition, a lot of compostable

packaging is only certified as industrial compostable meaning it will not decompose in your compost
bin at home. Another problem specially for the pellets is that it creates a lot of confusion because
the customers often don’t know if it’s biodegradable or just Styrofoam. So where to dispose,
industrial compost bin or landfill? In doubt it ends up in landfill and the whole idea of having
compostable packaging is sustainable goes down the drain. If those elements ending up in landfill it
will not break down as promised and will generate methane gases which is very harmful to the
atmosphere, more than CO² is.

Focusing on making the hamper premium look and containing only real sustainable items,
we have chosen to go for paper-based elements that can be reused, repurposed, and finally
disposed in the recycling (yellow) bin that everyone has access to.
We’ve given a range of options together with its price to Hamble Sampler to evaluate. Part
of our consulting service is to get samples to try on and have a better idea how the packaging and
elements will look together.