The very nature of our business prevents us from being truly "green".  We're importing food from around the globe, wrapping it in protective packaging such as bubble wrap and Styrofoam peanuts, and delivering it to you in a gas guzzling truck.

Still, we're doing what we can to offset our carbon footprint. Our printers are stocked with 100% post consumer recycled paper.  We light our facility with as few volts as possible.  We purchase carbon offsets to equal our electricity expenditure.  We even car pool to work.

Delicate items may require Styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap to reach you intact, but we use newly recycled paper for wrapping and packing filler when possible.  When peanuts are necessary, we choose recycled and reclaimed peanuts.  Bubble wrap is usually new, but if we receive a shipment in bubble wrap then we'd rather reuse it than send it to a landfill.

We don't use cornstarch based biodegradable peanuts because we're packing food. Cornstarch peanuts attract critters in all shapes and sizes. They also dissolve instantly so if anything in your box leaks or if it sits in the rain, then you'll end up with a box of goo.

We're offering you the chance to help us keep waste to a minimum by selecting to accept your order with reused packaging such as boxes and bubble wrap.  Instead of receiving a shiny new brown corrugated box, you might receive your order in a box that originally held a case of balsamic vinegar from Italy.   Instead of new bubble wrap from the factory, we might wrap your items in the same bubble wrap that padded our glassware.  We don't do this automatically because some people just don't want it.  If you choose this option, we assure you that we will use carefully inspected clean and sturdy packaging.  Getting our products to you safe and sound is still our first priority.  Since this is a popular option, we may be out of reusable packaging when you place you order and you may receive new packaging anyway.

We can't be truly green, but we can strive for another shade of green - lime. To select reused and recycled packaging, choose the "Lime" packaging option during checkout.

Please recycle and reuse all of your packaging when finished. Those fancy bottles that once held barbecue sauce from Australia would be perfect for your homemade salad dressing. Glass is always recyclable with your local facility. Cardboard boxes and paper wrappings are also always accepted for recycling. Check your plastic packaging, most if it is safe to recycle as well.  Before you toss those peanuts and bubble wrap in to the trash bin, see if you can find a local store or peanut collection service.  Almost everything you receive in a box from I Fancy Food has the potential for reuse or recycling.

Live as green as possible, in whatever shade of green you can manage.