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SUSTAINABILITY

At HelloFresh, we're dedicated to building a food system that better serves people and the planet. That's why HelloFresh is constantly evolving to help eliminate food waste, fight food insecurity, reduce our carbon footprint, and innovate packaging.
At HelloFresh, we're dedicated to building a food system that better serves people and the planet. That's why HelloFresh is constantly evolving to help eliminate food waste, fight food insecurity, reduce our carbon footprint, and innovate packaging.

Our Initiatives

Fighting Food Waste

Fighting Food Waste

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint

Packaging With a Purpose

Packaging With a Purpose

How to recycle HelloFresh packaging

Ice packs

Follow the directions provided on your ice pack. Otherwise, cut open the pack, empty the gel into the trash, then rinse and recycle or discard the plastic film via in-store drop-off.

How to recycle HelloFresh packaging

How to recycle plastic

If your plastic packaging has the numbers 2 or 4 on it, it’s recyclable via store drop-off programs in most areas. If not, you can discard it in your regular trash bin. For more information, check out plasticfilmrecycling.org.

How to recycle HelloFresh packaging

How to recycle insulation

Depending on the season, your box may include different insulators to keep ingredients fresh. Our corrugated liners, honeycombed paperboard, and ClimaCell plant-based insulation foam are all fully recyclable.

How to recycle HelloFresh packaging

How to recycle boxes and separators

Most of our boxes are 100% recycled content cardboard, and all are at minimum 40% recycled content. Fold and place with your curbside recyclables, or even compost them!

How to recycle HelloFresh packaging

How to recycle meal kit bags

The paper bags for your meal kits are fully recyclable and compostable. You can also discard the sticky-backed label in your regular trash bin.

Other resources

Recycling plastic
Head to Plastic Film Recycling for detailed instructions.
Where to recycle
Visit Earth911 to discover recycling centers in your area.
Recycling plastic
Head to Plastic Film Recycling for detailed instructions.
Where to recycle
Visit Earth911 to discover recycling centers in your area.

What’s been on our plate lately

Hunger Matters Report
To create more awareness about food insecurity among families and children, HelloFresh commissioned Hunger Matters for Families: a national survey to better understand the importance of access to nutritious food during school breaks.

2024 Sustainability Report
Want to dig into the details of our sustainability initiatives? Check out our Sustainability Report to see what we did last year and what’s cooking for the future.

Life Cycle Assessment
To better understand our environmental impact, we commissioned a third-party sustainability consultancy to examine our meal kits’ end-to-end lifecycle footprint. Check out the results.
Hunger Matters Report
To create more awareness about food insecurity among families and children, HelloFresh commissioned Hunger Matters for Families: a national survey to better understand the importance of access to nutritious food during school breaks.

2024 Sustainability Report
Want to dig into the details of our sustainability initiatives? Check out our Sustainability Report to see what we did last year and what’s cooking for the future.

Life Cycle Assessment
To better understand our environmental impact, we commissioned a third-party sustainability consultancy to examine our meal kits’ end-to-end lifecycle footprint. Check out the results.

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