Sustainability
Being green was never a fringe movement for us. Inspired by my family’s legacy of producing food that has been grown in harmony with nature and with the landscape around us, eco-friendliness is simply a way of appreciating and caring for where we live; this mindfulness is something you may sense here, too. LUNA & me is dedicated to the journey toward sustainable business because it is the right thing to do
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Becoming Green LUNA & me
When preparing to launch LUNA & me, our wish was to build a company with integrity, a company that could be counted on to consider every element to preserve the beauty and natural integrity of our world as much as possible.
We were determined not to be one of ‘those’ companies that use concern about the environment as a marketing tool and make claims that their products or materials are ‘environmentally friendly’ or have a low carbon footprint.
We believed to be a responsible organisation we should either conduct a thorough life-cycle analysis of a product or calculate its carbon footprint using Carbon Trust methodology, before making statements of this kind.
Environmental standards
LUNA & me is dedicated to the journey toward sustainable business because it is the right thing to do. We are committed to maintaining the highest environmental practices while delivering value to our customers, a safe workplace for our employees, and a lasting legacy for our families and community.
In delivering this commitment, our management, leadership team, employees and partners will work to:
- Responsibly manage the environmental impacts of our business
- Reduce energy and water consumption through efficiency and best practices
- Minimise waste and pollution
- Comply with all applicable environmental regulations
- Properly handle and minimise the use of hazardous substances
- Factor environmental considerations into purchasing decisions, endeavouring to purchase products as locally as possible
- Train all staff in environmental management practices
- Engage our customers in reducing our environmental impact
- Participate in environmental initiatives through Dorset Trading Standards, and environmental charities.
- Continuously improve our environmental management and performance through an annual review process.
A natural part of living in Dorset
Our location allows us to attract like-minded individuals passionate about furthering our efforts toward environmental sustainability. Our team holds regular meetings to share ideas and identify best practices for employees and the business. Rest assured that our Green Team of volunteers from every department is always seeking out new ways of carrying forward the legacy of respect founded by Sammy’s vision, and those first meals she created in 1991.
Packaging
Closing the loop
All of our packaging is fully recyclable and
comes from UK-based partners who share our commitment to sustainability.
We appreciate that packaging is a sensitive subject and nobody takes it more seriously than us, however, there is a lot of headline-grabbing statements about packaging both plastic, plant-based and biodegradable that are simply untrue.
We have spent a lot of time making conscious decisions for our business regarding our packaging and none of the choices we make is taken lightly and all are made with the environment in mind.
We believe in a 'circular economy' and the production process of 'closing the loop’ with this ethos recycled packaging waste is collected, recycled and used to make new products, and we believe that this is where our efforts should be focused. This culture is in stark contrast to choosing plant-based packaging that takes from the environment most devastatingly. We believe we need education and accountability from us as consumers, decision-makers, councils and ultimately our government, put quite simply we are not doing enough to make this happen.
So-called bio-degradable and plant-based packaging may look good on the surface hailed as a 'badge-of-honour' and causing a 'smoke screen' for how those single-use products are produced and the damage they are causing to our fragile environment, especially packaging that relies on natural resources for its production, is single-use before being thrown away to rot, surely this is anything but good for the environment.
When we consider ‘anything’ for LUNA & me, we start with the environmental impact, ensuring our environmental footprint remains as small as possible. We care deeply about our natural world, and yes we did say the world!
Patties
Our Patty trays are made from Prevented Ocean Plastic™. A high quality, certified recycled plastic that has been collected from coastal areas at risk of ocean plastic pollution
Did you know? Patty trays reduce food waste to zero, and are sealed to lock in quality and freshness.
Our cardboard sleeves that surround our Patty trays are completely bio-degradable, made from FSC registered cardboard, and can be easily recycled after use, or added to your compost heap if you have one.
When you see the FSC's 'tick tree' logo on a product it means that it comes from products certified under the FSC system. When you see the FSC logo on a label, you can buy forest products with confidence that you are helping to ensure our forests are alive for generations to come.
Mince
Our Mince boxes are completely bio-degradable, made from PEFC registered cardboard, and can be easily recycled after use, or added to your compost heap if you have one.
When you see the PEFC label on a product, it means that it comes from a PEFC-certified forest (obviously, only the forest-based material within the product). A PEFC-certified forest is a forest that is managed in line with the strictest environmental, social and economic requirements. A forest that will be around for generations to come.
Cold box
Our Insulated boxes are ‘food-safe’ and made from EPS.
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) is much greener than you think! EPS is similar to a balloon because their shapes are both made up of 98% air.
EPS boxes have millions of cells that trap air, without the need for harmful gasses!
Made from recycled material and fully recyclable after use.
Cardboard & paper
Our Cardboard delivery boxes, brown paper and packing note paper are made from recycled cardboard/paper and fully and easily recycled after use.
Can I return my packaging?
Yes, we welcome packaging returns from our local customers.
To keep our environmental footprint as small as possible, for those further afield we encourage you to repurpose our packaging where possible.
I'm feeling creative - do you have any tips for repurposing your packaging at home?
Of course! We love finding resourceful ways to give materials a new life! All of our packagings are 100% recyclable but we’ve loved seeing how your little ones have repurposed the packaging for arts and crafts and seeing how your pets have liked to climb inside the box for a snuffle. Your gardening projects using our insulated boxes have been very impressive too! P.S. don’t forget to keep our ice packs and insulated boxes for summer picnics or travelling with our food.
Prevented Ocean Plastic™
At LUNA & me, sustainability is at the heart of everything we do. We are constantly evolving our practices to reduce waste, protect the planet and deliver eco-conscious solutions for pets & their owners.
As part of this commitment, all of our Patty trays are now made with Prevented Ocean Plastic™. Our new eco-friendly Patty trays are produced from certified, high-quality recycled plastic collected in coastal regions where the risk of ocean plastic pollution is
greatest.
Food waste
Our food waste mission
Our mission is to help pet parents feed a five-star menu to their pets at home and with less waste. When establishing LUNA & me, we were shocked to learn that household food waste is the single largest element of UK food waste, at 6.6 million tonnes - more than two-thirds of which could have been eaten.
Our pioneering pre-portioned patties are individually wrapped for easy feeding, meaning you only use what you need and so food waste simply does not exist, in fact, LUNA & me Patties reduce food waste to zero.
And, in our small-batch Kitchen, our pre-order model and predictive technology mean we only order what we need and so food waste is minimal here too.
We hope that by raising awareness of the far-reaching environmental consequences of wasting food, that we encourage all of us to play our part in tackling food waste.
Everybody can do something about this and at LUNA & me we want to shine a spotlight on key behaviours that bring great benefits to your household and the planet.
It is important to realise that food waste feeds climate change.
Did you know?
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world after China and the US. Yet two-thirds of us don’t make the link between food waste and global warming. And, it isn’t just the leftovers to consider, but the many resources that go into producing our food, like water and land. We might think of the impact of flying or food waste rotting in a landfill releasing methane, but we don’t think about the whole production of food. In fact, wasting food generates more greenhouse gases than all the commercial flights in the world, according to the charity Waste & Resources Action Programme.
Five ways to reduce food waste with LUNA & me
Store food better - our food will stay fresher for longer if stored in the freezer and the fridge. That’s why we recommend you defrost the next day's food overnight in the fridge and then store that defrosted food in the fridge in between meals.
Avoid wasting food - by freezing in our pre-portioned Patties you remove only the quantity that is needed.
Set your fridge temperature - the average UK fridge is set to 6.6°C but it should be below 5.
Press pause - if you are not going to use something, freeze it.
Check your supply - make a rough plan of how much you need each time, order just that quantity. This allows for changing preferences and appetite, it keeps the food super fresh too!
Fighting food waste together
This product has a Best Before date. Lots of people think that once this date passes, the food is no longer safe to eat - but that's not the case.
As long as its been stored in the freezer, the pack isn't open, and it looks and smells fine, this product is still delicious to enjoy.
