Recycling Initiatives.

Since 2017, we’ve increased our use of renewable and recycled materials within our processes, especially in the materials used for our packaging.

And from 2021, with a push towards Zero-Waste to Landfill, we have been identifying all waste sources and characterising each stream in the waste inventory.

In the last three years, we’ve also cut our packaging mass and volume by around 35%, introducing new packaging and shipping boxes that optimise space and fit our products better.

At MayHawk, at all touch points, we encourage our customers to give these recyclable materials in our packaging a second life after use, asking them to recycle and keep resources in circulation.

Material Impact

A key part of our design process is understanding the impact of every material we use. For example, aluminium foil which protects our chocolate perfectly, can also be easily and repeatedly recycled.

By also sourcing aluminium foil with recycled-content (and one day smelted with no greenhouse gas emissions) we can move a little bit closer to a closed-loop low-carbon system.

This is why in our packaging we started removing all plastic materials – since 2020 becoming 100% plastic free – and fully incorporating new materials in our packaging to easily process through existing recycling pathways in the household.

Closing the Loop

Closed-loop materials can be reused or recycled indefinitely, keeping resources in circulation and reducing waste and the continuous need for new materials.

Our products rely on many natural, renewable resources, making environmental care a responsibility we take seriously. Therefore, we design for a circular economy, minimising waste, reusing resources, and keeping materials in circulation longer.

Our continuing focus is on research and development, growing our own ingredients and investing in more sustainable, recyclable options, while preserving the quality and simplicity of our products.

Sourcing materials responsibly

Over 40% of our footprint comes from external sources, like the energy and resource usage in growing and harvesting the ingredients we require. So for many of the ingredients and materials we use, we need to choose ethical supply chain partners committed to renewing natural resources.

Good things come in small, fibre‑based packages.

Paper and card in our packaging are prime examples – these are increasingly from recycled sources wherever possible and replenished in the supply chain through sustainable forestry programmes.

This approach shapes not only the choices of our packaging but also how we select all our suppliers—choosing those companies who share our values for ethical and environmentally sound practices.

MayHawk Trees

Forests clean the air, purify water, capture carbon, and shelter wildlife. They also sustain the ecosystems that provide many of our raw materials: cacao for chocolate, maple syrup for sugar, and fibre-based card for packaging.

So our connections to the different forest ecosystems all over the world shapes many of the material choices we make. From ethical cocoa bean plantations in Madagascar, to certified maple syrup producers in Canada, to paper from responsibly managed forests in Europe – supporting healthy forest ecosystems is at the core of our supply chain decisions.

We even have a beautiful bluebell wood near us where we collect our acorns to grow the oak saplings.