ethy Sustainability Standards

The brand does not use virgin or recycled plastic in any of its products and uses nearly 100% plastic-free primary product packaging.

While the brand's products and packaging may not be fully plastic-free, notable steps have been taken to reduce the use of plastics, especially the use of virgin plastics. Bioplastics are used only if certified home compostable or industrially compostable.

The brand currently operates one or more initiatives intended to prevent food from going to waste or to reduce the amount of surplus food produced. Food waste can occur anywhere throughout the entire supply chain.

The brand operates a refill system or provides (at least one) refillable product(s) alongside an accessible way to refill these, designed to reduce the production and use of single-use plastics and other resources.

The brand's products contain materials, ingredients or components that would have otherwise gone to waste.

The brand manufactures or sells products or packaging that are home compostable, meaning these materials will compost into soil at lower temperatures. Therefore these products or packaging are suitable for the compost heap at people’s homes.

The brand manufactures or sells products or packaging that are industrially compostable, meaning these materials will degrade in an industrial compost environment.

The brand ensures food and packaging waste generated is processed with an on-site composter and used locally, creating a circular on-site system.

Over half of the brand's primary product packaging is made from recycled materials that have been recovered, reprocessed and converted into new materials.

Almost all of the brand’s primary product packaging is made from recycled materials that have been recovered, reprocessed and converted into new materials.

Over 75% of the brand’s primary and secondary product packaging can be recycled through standard kerbside collection or is certified home compostable.

Almost all of the brand’s primary and secondary product packaging can be recycled through standard kerbside collection or is certified home compostable.