Choose the most appropriate packaging option for your item to ensure it arrives safely.
Our commitment to reduce the impact of packaging
We’re working to reduce the environmental impact of our packaging while making sure it stays fit for purpose and keeps parcels safe.
Our commitment to reducing our impact
We're committed to delivering better environmental outcomes, so we’ve designed a range of Australia Post-branded plastic satchels that are made with 80% recycled content.1 Australia Post parcel boxes are locally made with recycled materials, and carry the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) logo. This certification means that any virgin paper used is sourced from sustainably managed forests. You can recycle our parcel boxes in kerbside bins.
Packaging options
Choose the most appropriate packaging option for your item to ensure it arrives safely.
Browse our Australia Post-branded range of satchels, which are made with 80% recycled plastic, or our core range of cardboard packaging, which contains recycled content.1
If any of your online shopping arrives in a reuseable satchel, follow the instructions and give it another life.
Video: A woman returns home and finds a parcel in a Parcel Post box on her doorstep. Inside, her dog watches her open the box. The white and red box contains a Monopoly game. Onscreen text reads, "Our Australia Post parcel boxes are sustainably sourced and made with recycled materials. Parcel boxes can be recycled them in your household recycling bin.”
Audio: Voiceover: Together we can reduce our environmental impacts. Our Australia Post parcel boxes are sustainably sourced and made with recycled materials. This means you can recycle them in your household recycling bin.
Video: The woman appears outside and drops the box into a yellow-topped kerbside recycling bin. In front of the bin, in the foreground is a tree and green plants.
Video: The white Australia Post logo appears on a red screen.
How to recycle Australia Post-branded parcel boxes
Our branded cardboard parcel boxes are FSC-certified and made with recycled materials. You can recycle these boxes in your regular kerbside recycling bin.
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) collaborates with various stakeholders to develop strategies and initiatives that reduce the environmental impact of packaging materials and promote recycling. Australia Post is a member of APCO and has signed the Australian Packaging Covenant to work collaboratively to transition toward a more circular and environmentally friendly packaging industry in Australia.
1 Based on packaging specifications and information provided by our suppliers/partners.
Australia Post acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as a team. We recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.