Madura is a pioneer of sustainable tea production in Australia, and is the benchmark in eco-sensitive tea production. Madura is committed to producing all-natural, superior tea as a key component of a healthy lifestyle, using innovative production techniques to minimise environmental impacts.

We are continually refining our processes to reduce our carbon footprint.

• With more than 250,000 tea bushes constantly absorbing carbon, Madura's estate is a natural and environmentally harmonious carbon sink, benefiting the local and global community
• Madura estate and imported teas are independently tested for pesticides, herbicides and bacterial contaminants
• Madura draws water from three dams on the plantation as well as clean underground springs for flushing toilets, irrigation etc
• Water samples are taken every August to ensure waterways are free of chemical residues
• Madura tea bags use oxygen-bleached filter paper
• Madura tea bags are sealed using heat instead of glue to minimise waste and water usage
• Madura shipping cartons are made from 99.85% recycled materials and are 100% recyclable
• Madura retail packets are 100% recyclable
• Madura tea packets are made from 80% recycled material
• Waste cardboard, pallet wrap plastic, used plastic strapping and non-reusable tea pallets are all recycled
• Tea dust and other tea waste is collected and used on the plantation as mulch
• Madura has won Australian National Packaging Covenant awards for its sustainable approach to packaging and waste minimisation
• Madura Tea Estates have rationalised warehousing and transport systems to reduce freight and subsequently our carbon footprint
• All picking and packing is carried out on-site, minimising freight turnarounds
• Madura has reduced the thickness of our 50’s / 200g packets from 450um to 400um, minimising cardboard usage
• Lean manufacturing processes have been adopted throughout the factory, minimising the number of production processes and forklift movements e.g. elimination of off-line print and apply, removing additional leaf tea machinery, installing racking at point of use etc
• In April 09 - changed our board grade from Artcote Plus to Artcote White increasing the recycled content of the board from 15% to 30%
• In 2010 – changed from Artcote White to Artcote Kraft backed cardboard increasing the recycled content from 30% to 80%
• In 2011 – purchased a variable speed invertor style air compressor reducing electricity usage
• Madura has reduced the thickness and width of the foil over-wrap from 305mm to 295mm wide and 40um to 30um
• We continue to investigate ‘cleaner & greener’ packaging alternatives, including bio-degradable 'foil' materials such as biodegradable (Natureflex) film
• Native tree regeneration program – removed Camphor Laurel trees and replanted every tree with Native trees (on-going yearly initiative)
• Processes have been improved to eliminate waste glue in production
• Used engine oil is used for recycling and stored in a bunded enclosure for environmental safety
• Dam and creek banks are vegetated to reduce the incidence of rill erosion
• Investigated markets for Green Tea dust
• Minimised waste and inventory via an integrated packaging solution. Packaging has been designed in multiples of the smallest unit – one overwrapped 50’s tray fit into one packet Two overwrapped trays fit into a 100’s carton. Four overwrapped trays fit into a 200’s carton.