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Our Environmental Impact

Packaging, Circularity & Your Role

The Packaging Reality

Every piece of packaging produced has an environmental footprint. That’s the truth, and we don’t shy away from it.

Our challenge? Finding materials that protect the nutritional integrity of raw dog food while minimising environmental harm. It’s not straightforward, and anyone who tells you it is, hasn’t done the work.

Here’s how we’re navigating it.

Our Approach: Design for Circularity

We design packaging with its end-of-life in mind. That means prioritising materials that can re-enter the system, either through recycling, reuse, or both.

1. Raw Food Tubs: Built for Multiple Lives

Material: 100% recyclable polypropylene (PP)

Why PP? It has the highest recycling rate in the UK for food-grade packaging and is classified as “multi-use” plastic, meaning it’s durable enough to be repurposed again and again.

Design decisions that matter:

  • Bright yellow colour: Dogs see in blue and yellow. We chose yellow so your dog recognises their food and so recycling facilities can easily identify PP. Plastics that aren’t visually distinctive often end up in landfill.
  • In-Mould Labels (IML): Our labels are also made from PP, so the entire tub is a single material. No mixed materials = higher recyclability, less waste.
  • BPA-free, food-contact approved: Safe for your dog, safe for reuse at home.

What you can do:

  • Recycle: Over 79% of UK councils collect PP from home. Check your local authority’s guidelines.
  • Reuse: These tubs are built to last. Customers have repurposed them as planters, storage, bird feeders, paint brush storage and more.

Recyclability: Search PP/pots, tubs, and trays on Recycle Now

2. Delivery Boxes: No Extra Insulation, Just Smart Design

Material: Recyclable cardboard with honeycomb padding and an inner moisture-resistant coating.

Why this design? Most raw food deliveries require separate insulation materials (polystyrene, bubble wrap, foil pouches). Ours doesn’t. The box-within-a-box structure and honeycomb padding provide thermal protection without added waste.

What’s Included:

  • Cardboard outer and inner boxes: 100% recyclable in household paper collections.
  • Ice packs: Made from LDPE 4 plastic, widely recyclable (check local provisions).

What you can do:

  • Flatten boxes and add to your household recycling.
  • For ice packs, check your council’s LDPE 4 / plastic film provision, or drop off at supermarket collection points.

Recyclability: Search cardboard or plastic bags and wrapping on Recycle Now

3. Supplement Pouches: Resealable, Recyclable, Carbon-Neutral Printing

Material: LDPE 4 plastic with ziplock closure.

Why LDPE 4? Lightweight, flexible, and recyclable through many council collections or supermarket take-back schemes. A small amount of UK councils accept LDPE 4 in household recycling.

Design decisions that matter:

  • Resealable ziplock: Keeps supplements fresh without needing additional storage containers.
  • Carbon-neutral printing process: Lower energy use, smaller carbon footprint than conventional printing.

What you can do:

  • Check if your council collects LDPE 4 / plastic bags and film.
  • If not, drop off at supermarket front-of-store recycling points.

Recyclability: Search plastic bags and wrapping on Recycle Now

4. Treat Packaging: Recyclable Where Needed, Naked Where Possible

Material: LDPE 4 plastic (where packaging is required).

Why we’re reducing packaging here:

  • Large, robust treats that can safely travel in your delivery box now arrive unpackaged.
  • Smaller or delicate treats are packed in fully recyclable LDPE 4, printed using carbon-neutral processes.

What you can do:

  • Recycle LDPE 4 packaging through council collections or supermarket take-back schemes.

Recyclability: Search plastic bags and wrapping on Recycle Now

The Recycling Reality What We Can (and Can’t) Control

Let’s be clear: recycling infrastructure in the UK is inconsistent.

While the materials we use are recyclable, not every council collects every material type. That’s frustrating for you and for us.

What we’re doing about it:

  • We choose materials with the highest collection rates in the UK where possible (PP, cardboard).
  • We provide specific recycling guidance so you know exactly what to do with each component.
  • We advocate for better waste infrastructure and support industry initiatives pushing for standardised recycling across councils.

What you can do:

  • Check your local authority’s recycling provisions using Recycle Now’s Postcode Search
  • Use supermarket take-back schemes for plastics your council doesn’t collect.
  • Reuse where possible—our tubs are designed for it.

Beyond Packaging How You Help Us Reduce Waste

Great packaging is only part of the equation. The biggest environmental wins come from reducing unnecessary deliveries and production waste.

Here’s how our business model is designed to minimise impact and how you’re part of that system.

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How it works:

Opt for raw food bundles or fill your boxes. Hit 15kg , 25kg or above and you’ll get free delivery.

Why it matters:

Fewer deliveries = lower carbon emissions. Consolidated orders mean fewer vans on the road and less packaging overall.

Your role:

Plan ahead. Bulk up your order. Get rewarded for it.

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Subscribe & Save: Predictable Demand = Less Waste

How it works:

Subscribe to a bundle and get free delivery + discounts.

5% off every single order (automatically applied)

Reward points on every delivery(without lifting a finger)

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Why it matters:

When we know in advance what’s needed each month, we can:

  • Produce more efficiently (less overproduction, less waste)
  • Plan logistics better (fewer emergency shipments)
  • Pass savings on to you
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What We’re Still Working On

This is a journey, not a destination. Here’s where we’re headed:

1. Biodegradable packaging

We’re monitoring advances in compostable materials. The challenge? The UK lacks the infrastructure to process biodegradable packaging at scale. Until that changes, recyclable PP remains the most responsible choice.

2. Supply chain emissions tracking

We’re working on mapping our full carbon footprint, from farm to freezer, so we can set meaningful reduction targets.

The Bottom Line

Packaging is a trade-off. We’ve chosen materials that:

  • Protect the nutrition inside (because compromised food = wasted food)
  • Can re-enter the system (through recycling or reuse)
  • Have the highest recovery rates in the UK

But we can’t do this alone. Recycling only works if you participate. Waste reduction only works if we all plan smarter.

Your dog’s food shouldn’t cost the Earth. Together, we’re making sure it doesn’t.

Take Action

Recycle responsibly: Find your local recycling provisions

Reuse creatively: Share how you’ve repurposed ProDog tubs on social (tag us!)

Subscribe & consolidate: Set up your subscription

Give feedback: Got ideas for how we can do better? Get in touch