It started with
rice paper rolls.
I’m Alex, the founder of Eco Alternative. The idea began with a lunch I couldn’t stop thinking about.
I had bought three rice paper rolls at Sydney’s MLC Centre. Each came in its own plastic container, alongside three separate sauce tubs and a plastic takeaway bag.
Seven pieces of plastic for a meal that lasted only a few minutes.
It was an ordinary moment, but it raised a question that stayed with me:
If better packaging already existed, why wasn’t it easier for businesses to choose?
That question became Eco Alternative.
The belief behind the business
We believe that, for almost everything we use, there is an ecological alternative: a more responsible way to source what we need, a more considered way to supply it, and a way for the money we spend to support something beyond the immediate transaction.
To empower your dollar to do the greatest good.
Not by pretending one purchase changes everything, but by helping everyday spending support better materials, better systems and more responsible outcomes.
The aim was never simply to sell a different product. It was to help businesses make everyday purchasing decisions that reduce unnecessary waste, support better systems and still work commercially.
Today, we supply certified compostable foodservice packaging and help hospitality businesses make the wider transition through product guidance, fair pricing, certification, signage and connections to compost services where available.
Supply is an important part of what we do, but it is not the whole purpose.
Meaningful change also depends on clear information. Businesses need to understand what they are buying, customers need to understand what happens after use, and responsible alternatives need to become visible and familiar enough to feel normal.
We do not pretend that changing a cup or container will solve every environmental problem. But thousands of ordinary decisions, made by businesses and customers every day, help determine what becomes normal.
Profit allows the work to continue. Purpose determines where it leads.
That is why we direct 10% of our profits towards supporting people and the planet, and why we continue looking for ways each purchase can do a little more good.
For us, that is what it means to empower your dollar: allowing an everyday transaction to support something more thoughtful, without overstating what any one purchase can achieve.
Eco Alternative exists to make better choices clearer, more accessible and easier to put into practice.
One better alternative at a time.
Make the sustainable choice the practical one.
We help cafés and hospitality venues cut waste without compromising quality, performance or profitability. We combine certified products with education, disposal pathways and honest guidance.
Environmental care
Every product is chosen with intention: certified compostable materials and systems that support real circular outcomes, not landfill.
Quality assurance
Sustainable packaging should perform beautifully. Every product is tested, trusted, and built for real hospitality environments.
Customer partnership
We work alongside our customers as partners, offering practical guidance, honest advice, and a transition that's actually simple.
Change doesn’t happen overnight.
It starts with better choices.
Together, we can reduce waste and strengthen your business, one order at a time.
