The delivery giant is investing the money to incentivise a scheme that will encourage restaurants to use plastic-free packaging for their delivery orders.
Deliveroo HK is taking steps to reduce food packaging waste generated by its restaurant partners and it comes as the government considers a move to ban single-use plastic tableware. Investment from Deliveroo HK will allow restaurants to buy suitable food containers at a discounted rate, from zero waste company Sustainable.
Independent restaurants and small F&B providers will be offered a 50 per cent reduction in packing prices. Large chains will receive a 30 per cent discount. Both will be applicable for the first six months of the initiative.
Deliveroo HK claims to have made sustainability a priority. Its collaboration with Sustainable will allow it to promote plastic-free, home-compostable, or recyclable packaging options to restaurant partners. Platform users will be able to search specifically for restaurants that offer eco-packaging solutions, in the future, making early adoption a potentially business-critical decision.
“With sustainability being one of our priorities here at Deliveroo, we knew it was time to take the crucial step of launching a sustainable packaging scheme that would be of value to our partners in Hong Kong and make an impact to the environment and we’re thrilled to partner alongside Sustainable to do so,” Andrew Hui, General Manager of Deliveroo HK said in a statement.
