When it came to finalising our website and thinking of how we are going to package your items, we had to get our heads around how we felt about this, whilst trying our best to be as sustainable as possible on a budget.
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan, Author
What Sustainability Means To Us
When it came to finalising our website and thinking of how we are going to package your items, we had to get our heads around how we felt about this, whilst trying our best to be as sustainable as possible on a budget.
Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The definition of sustainable is something that can be continued or a practice that maintains a condition without harming the environment. With a conscientious mind and thinking carefully about our grandchildren’s futures, our natural environment and community we deemed it important to ‘do our bit’.
Journey To Sustainability
When we decided to open our store, we sought to get as much as possible second-hand and recycled shelving. Peg boards, fish tanks, flooring, and basically anything we could get our hands on and we did. By the time we opened our store, it was a store opened with very little money, using completely recycled and reused equipment. We even saved 3 baths from landfill which are now in our aquatic aisle for the Goldfish to swim in!!
Now, admittedly we cannot control the fact that companies package items in plastic and paper, but we can control what WE do as a company!
We noticed that few, if any Pet Companies use pre-used or biodegradable packaging. So our next mission was to find an Irish company to buy biodegradable packaging from. We then saved as many cardboard boxes, paper and used bubble wrap (still perfectly fine for use after use) over the months (during the design stage of our website) for us to package your goods in.
Our Policies
We have a recycling policy in store which is extremely popular. Keep your tubs of peanuts or bird seed balls and refill for a cheaper price. This system has been in place now for over 2 years and we are proud to say most customers bring back their empties time after time!
So as you can see we believe in trying our best, and admittedly it is a balancing act when you are on a budget, but acting responsibly to avoid jeopardizing our future generations and the environment is fundamental to us as a family.
