Sustainability

Every refill prevents plastic production

At Kaipaki Dairies, sustainability isn’t a trend. We’ve invested heavily in an advanced washing and sterilisation system at our on-farm factory in Waikato, capable of cleaning and reusing thousands of glass bottles and pails each week.

Every glass bottle and pail returned is washed and refilled on the farm, creating a truly circular and sustainable system.

Recycling is good, but reuse is better. Around 100 million plastic drink and milk bottles still go to landfill each year in New Zealand. Our mission is to help change that – one refill at a time.

We love being able to support local while saving over 10,000 plastic bottles every year!
-Inu Café, Waikato Hospital
Get Started with a Milk Tap

An innovative, zero-waste solution with reusable pails

Kaipaki Dairies has innovated the perfect sustainable solution for cafés and restaurants throughout Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Auckland. Our stainless-steel milk tap system connects directly to reusable 10L or 20L pails that sit in your fridge.

Every delivery includes fresh milk and the collection of empty pails, which we wash and refill on the farm. It’s zero-waste, low-hassle, and built for the flow of a busy café.

Fresh, sustainable, glass-bottled milk

When you choose milk in glass bottles, you're making a sustainable and better choice for our environment. It also helps add flavour to our premium milk. Our delivery service and swap-a-bottle scheme for businesses and retailers allows everyone the opportunity to become an environmental player.

You should know that every time you're drinking fresh Kaipaki whole milk, you're playing your part and making a better choice for the future.

More than

2,000,000

plastic bottles prevented
A truly circular, sustainable system

The bigger picture

Sustainability at Kaipaki Dairies goes beyond packaging. Through adaptive grazing, native tree planting, and careful land management, our farm is maintaining soil health, improving water quality, and creating natural shelter for our cows.

We’re pioneering a more sustainable future with premium dairy, right here in the heart of Waikato.

Real Milk. Real Care. Real Difference.

Delivering sustainable milk solutions across Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, and the wider North Island.

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