By weight, approximately 98% of our packaging is recyclable, compostable, or biodegradable, and 52% is made from recycled materials.
Our insulation is made with recycled paper waste and fully recyclable with cardboard.
Our ice packs are made of 100% recycled plastic and are filled with a plant-based, drain-safe, and compostable gel!
Our boxes are recyclable, locally produced, and made of 85% post-consumer recycled materials.
Return Your Ice Packs
HOW IT WORKS
***Please only return materials you’ve received from Farm to People. Materials from other services will not be accepted, even if they are ice packs.
How to prepare your return:
Note: You must personally meet the driver in order to return your ice packs. For now, you may not leave with a doorman or leave your return ice packs unattended.
Step 1
Thaw Ice Packs
To prevent leakage, leave your ice packs to completely thaw in the sink to ensure they are not broken. If you have a leaking ice pack, please dispose and do not return.
Step 2
Pack them up
Find a vessel such as a bag or box to hold your ice packs for return.
Step 3
Plan your return
On your delivery day use your ETA tracking link (sent text message) to meet your driver. Personally hand your ice packs to your driver.
How to dispose of your ice pack
COMPOST: This Plant-based Refrigerant gel is 100% home compostable. With scissors, cut open the bag of the fully thawed gel pack and pour onto compost heap. Dispose of bag in normal waste streams.
NORMAL WASTE STREAM: With scissors, make a slight cut in the bag of the fully thawed gel pack and place bag in the trash. The cut in the bag allows for oxygen interact with the refrigerant gel and start the biodegradation clock. This Plant-based Refrigerant gel is Readily Biodegradable and will be fully degraded within 28 days after encountering oxygen.
The bag should always be disposed of in normal waste streams. The gel pack film is made with recycled plastic, a choice that decreases the demand for plastic production. Because it's recycled plastic, it cannot be recycled again. For more information about why recycled plastic is used vs. "recyclable" plastic, feel free to read this post.