You’ve just taken delivery of your beautiful new couch or state-of-the-art fridge. If you are very lucky your old favourites will be taken away at the same time, but where do they end up?
B:HIVE-based, online furniture and appliance company Andoo has partly built its rapidly growing internet-based furniture and appliance reputation on answering that question.
It is all about sustainability and recycling. It’s absolutely committed to raising the bar and thousands of tonnes of no longer usable household items are being repurposed as a result. There’s no greenwashing here!
The team works with multiple recycling partners for cardboard, whiteware, polystyrene waste, and more. Wherever possible the process of recycling starts right at its warehouse.
Anna Faber, content producer from Andoo, explains: “We have two machines in our warehouse that we use to process waste. The cardboard bundling machine packs cardboard and sends it to a partner in New Zealand and the EPS compactor compresses polystyrene into blocks, which then goes to a partner in NZ and is sent overseas to be remanufactured into things like skirting boards and picture frames.”
Everything that can be diverted from landfill is, Anna says.
As well as recycling, Andoo is committed to the process that creates the products it sells, including its own brands alongside the big names like Beko, KitchenAid, and Sealy.
“Our parent company Winning, which is based in Australia, has a dedicated team that conducts due diligence on supply chain across the key areas of modern slavery, packaging, carbon emissions and timber sourcing,” Anna says.
Modern slavery is still a real thing.
“Our team engages with our suppliers to understand what practices and processes they have in place to manage and mitigate the risks of modern slavery within their organisations and supply chains,” Anna says. “A key part of our approach to responsible sourcing at Andoo is to educate suppliers and provide practical advice to further understand the risks of modern slavery in their supply chain, while improving transparency and due diligence measures.”