Reuse reduce recycle -
The Food Hub ethos.

We’re very aware of the need to avoid single-use plastic wherever we can, but packing a mixed box with vegetables and dry goods requires that some things get water-proof wrapping, and at the moment, that often means plastic.

We re-use as much as possible. That means you need to return boxes, cold bags and cold blocks to us – we sometimes use second hand plastic bottles to make cold blocks, and second-hand plastic bags to separate meat & dairy in your cold bag. Our egg producers can re-use egg boxes, and we reuse clean paper bags for packing delicate veg like mushrooms.

However, that said, we’re finding that our packing shed is filling up with second-hand packaging, and while some of it is useful, some of it isn’t. 

So here’s a quick guide to the items we want returned to us, and the ones where we  say 

“Thanks but no thanks!”