Hampton Organics – Hampton PARRC

Facility Name: Hampton Organics – Hampton PARRC

Phone: 07 8260070

Address: 136 Hampton Downs Road, Te Kauwhata, Waikato 2152

Regions Served: Auckland, Hamilton

Hampton Organics will accept delivery of approved compostable packaging via approved waste companies only.

Acceptance Criteria

All ‘compostable packaging’ needs to be certified under the European Standard EN13432 or the Australian Standard AS4736,

Hampton Organics accepts the following list of products which they have approved for acceptance at their facility, as long as they meet the EN or AS standard where applicable.

• compostable coffee cups/bowls lined with PLA – and the opaque PLA lids that come with coffee cups ONLY
• food packaging products made from – paper, cardboard, potato starch, sugarcane, pine, bagasse & soft bamboo materials
• sandwich wraps & pouches made from vegetable wax coated paper ONLY – this is the only greaseproof paper which can be composted
• wooden (pine or bamboo) chopsticks, knives, forks & spoons & stirrers
• branding must use non-toxic inks e.g. soy-based inks
• paper towels and napkins. No kitchen towels if they have cleaning product on them

Hampton Organics will not accept:

• PE/”wax” lined products – (polyethylene – PE plastic. These containers are either made of fibres held together by a PE compound, or the container itself is lined with PE)
• oil based plastics (including degradable plastic bags)
• hard bioplastics – the hard PLA e.g. smoothie containers/water bottles/opaque knives, forks spoons & straws
• hard bamboo products
• corn-starch compostable waste bags
• packaging that is contaminated with human bio-solids such as disposable nappies
• any other product claiming to be compostable but not clearly stating that it is made from the materials we have outlined

Hampton Organics reserves the right to reject any packaging that is presented as ‘compostable packaging’, even if listed as an acceptable input if found to be detrimental in any way to the Hampton Organics composting methods, or to Hampton Organics compost products.

Fundamental to the success of composting appropriate service ware is the issue of contamination. Hampton Organics have a zero tolerance of contamination. Contamination such as plastics significantly compromises the quality of our compost product. If Hampton Organics receives contaminated material it will be diverted to landfill –and the cost of landfilling will be charged.

Delivery:

Hampton Organics will accept delivery of compostable packaging via approved waste companies only and does not currently accept delivery of compostable packaging from individual members of the public

Any EnviroNZ customers can drop off compostable products at Hampton Organics.  They need to be free of contamination and the customer needs to have organised a disposal permit with our technical sales team.