Sustainability Criteria |
Criteria Definition |
EcoMax |
OfficeMax's own classification for eco-preferable products. |
Recyclable Product |
The product itself contains at least 20% material that is recyclable in New Zealand. |
Recycled Product |
The product itself contains 20% or more recycled material (post-consumer waste). |
Environmental Certification |
The product or supplier has a recognised third party environmental certification. |
Ethical Certification/Social Enterprise |
The creation of the product provides benefits for people in regards to fairtrade, social enterprise or sustainable development. |
Carbon Reduction Certification |
The product is certified with a recognised third party carbon reduction certification such as carbonreduce, carbonzero or equivalent. |
Reusable/Refillable (filter available soon) |
The product is specifically designed to be reusable and / or has readily available refill/return programmes operating in New Zealand. |
Compostable (filter available soon) |
The product is either commercially or home compostable in New Zealand. |
Recyclable Packaging (filter available soon) |
20% or more of the product's packaging is recyclable in New Zealand. |
Recycled Packaging (filter available soon) |
20% or more of the product's packaging contains recycled material (post-consumer waste). |