We work with different chocolate makers, so the packaging materials used may vary. Below is an overview of the most common packaging materials and how to sort them.

Cardboard
The packaging of the chocolate is usually made of paper or cardboard and can be thrown away with the waste paper.

Plastic wrap
The chocolate is protected by a plastic wrapper. This may be disposed of with plastic waste.

Some chocolate makers use biodegradable plastic (compostable plastic). This type of plastic cannot be disposed of in the kitchen and garden waste or PMD waste. It must therefore be disposed of with the residual waste.

If you have any questions about sorting our packaging or other sustainability issues, please feel free to contact us at post@dechocolademeisjes.nl or by phone on 06 - 19 36 37 46. We will be happy to help you!

Sustainability has been one of the core principles of The Chocolate Girls from the very beginning. In addition, fair trade and high quality of our chocolates are central to the composition of our collection. Moreover, long-term and close relationships with our partners are essential to us. The Chocolate Girls place great importance on environmental protection, climate protection and ethical trade. Because this is such an important aspect for us, we have a special page dedicated to it, on which you can discover all about our sustainable business.

Our chocolate is not fair trade certified. The chocolate makers we work with buy their cocoa beans directly from the cocoa farmer or cocoa cooperatives. This principle is called direct-trade, it is a trade and there is no certification system involved here. This way, the farmer earns a fair price because no middlemen are needed.
Want to know more about direct-trade and what exactly it entails? Then read our blog on Direct Trade.

A sustainable chocolate package demands to be shipped as sustainably as possible. That is why we work with Tour de Ville bicycle couriers. With e-trikes, cargo bikes, bicycle trailers and waterproof backpacks, they sustainably transport various goods throughout Eindhoven, Tilburg, Helmond and the surrounding area.

Don't live in this area? Then Tour de Ville will see if your parcel can be delivered by their collaboration partner Fietskoeriers.nl. This is a collaboration of bicycle couriers in 30 cities within the Netherlands. Together, they provide a parcel network with cargo bikes and vans running on green gas.

If you do not live in the area where Tour de Ville or bicycle courier operates, your parcel will be sent via DHL. This is because they have a nationwide network. This ideally complements the network of Tour de Ville and fietskoerier.nl.

We also send letterbox packages as much as possible. This way, we send only chocolate and no air. This way, your parcel is sent as sustainably as possible.