ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The Craft Drinks Store online liquor store is one of Australian’s leading retailers of unique craft drinks from all over the world. Australia is proudly at the forefront of global sustainable development practices to protect and strengthen our water resources and the environment. With this, the company and its staff are committed to minimising the environmental impact of their operations.
As an e-commerce company The Craft Drinks Store have a particular priority in ensuring sustainable materials used in packaging, which is the company’s main function, are kept to a minimum or zero waste level. This also ensures that consignment weight is minimised reducing the delivery CO2 footprint.
We regularly review and improve processes to ensure a minimum standard of environmental management is upheld and maintain strict standards.
All products are packaged in a manner that ensures safe and secure shipping to the customer with a minimum plastic use. In order to achieve minimum or zero packaging waste, the company follows the following procedures.
Our Commitment to Packaging: Reuse, Reduce or Recycle.
The Craft Drinks Store uses Australian, or international suppliers wherever feasible reducing the companies CO2 footprint.
We endeavour to use biodegradable and/or fully recyclable materials including our shipping boxes and wrap.
Where appropriate, incoming supplier packaging is reused. Packaging which is deemed non-wholly reusable are sent to a local recycling facility.
As an online only business, we practice a paperless system where and whenever possible with our suppliers, customers and internally.
The businesses distribution warehouse and office meet all requirements for energy efficiency, including heat retention and heat loss.
All staff are encouraged to follow basic sustainable practices within the premises, such as the use of lights and water.
