Next Steps
Our Journey
We want to be transparent and share what our products are made of, while acknowledging our social and environmental journey is an ongoing and important project for us. We are committed to constantly considering what our overall impact is and how we can improve on it to create a more beautiful world.
What we’re made of
Our team have been working hard on implementing packaging innovation and waste reduction strategies, with one of our primary focuses of our packaging development to adhere to the principles of the three R's: reduce, reuse, recycle.
We have achieved significant reductions in packaging material consumption across all of our product categories, successfully reducing or changing unnecessary packaging components such as acetate windows or inserts and swapping our plastic candle lids for aluminium. We also introduced refill options for core product lines, which will only continue to grow, reducing packaging material usage by 66% to 80% and encouraging reuse.
Our fragrance partners are the biggest suppliers of fragrance in the world. All of the fragrances we use are supported by IFRA (International Fragrance Association), which is the world regulator in safe use of fragrance.
Looking ahead, we have ambitious plans to continue building on our packaging and product sustainability efforts, with the goal of ensuring every single component of our packaging is recyclable, recycled, or reusable. Included within this, is our aim to reduce overall packaging weight, minimise material usage and introduce more recycled materials in order to reduce our carbon footprint (which we started measuring in 2024).
Discover the beginnings of our components guide below, to show you what our products are (currently) made of and what we’re working on.
Learn more about our impact journey here.
Candles
PEFC and FSC certified cartons made in NZ, traceable and sustainably sourced Hand Poured in New Zealand. |
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Endlessly reusable glass vessel (freeze to easily remove the remaining wax) Recyclable cardboard insert Reusable aluminium candle lid... (a perfect coaster) |
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Soy wax, lead-free, 100% cotton wick 100% natural wax High quality, phthalate-free fragrance. |
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Self-extinguishing wick (when following candle safety instructions) Annealed glass, certified for safe candle use |
Diffusers
PEFC & FSC certified cartons made in NZ, sustainably sourced and traceable to the forest of origin Proudly New Zealand made |
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Top-up with refills Reusable glass vessel Recyclable cardboard insert |
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Material reduction by removing the collar and re-designing the insert to save 50% of the carton New design to allow for an easier Diffuser Refill experience |
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High-quality, phthalate-free fragrance |
Refills
Reduces packaging from 66% to 80% |
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Refill your fragrance up to two times |
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High quality, phthalate-free fragrance |
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Refill more in your favourite ECOYA products |
Car
FSC certified cartons, sustainably sourced and traceable to the forest of origin. |
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Made from aluminium for its durability. Buy once and refill with Fragrance Pods |
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High quality, phthalate-free fragrance |
Hand Cream
High quality, phthalate-free fragrance |
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Proudly New Zealand made 25% post-consumer-recycled plastic PEFC certified cartons made in NZ, sustainably sourced and traceable to the forest of origin |
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Increase % of recycled materials |
Disposing of packaging & components
Disposing of packaging and components will differ depending on your country. For exact guidelines for your region, state or country, please seek out your local council’s rubbish and recycling rules.
To read more about New Zealand recycling rules, visit the Ministry of Environment website: https://environment.govt.nz/what-you-can-do/campaigns/recycle/
To learn more about Australia rubbish and recycling, please seek the advice of your local council online.
This information has been provided by our existing suppliers and certifications, APCO (Australian Packaging Covenant) and the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment.
*Please note our aluminum candle lid is kerbside recyclable in Australia, but not not New Zealand due to new size restrictions implemented in 2024.
