What we are doing

What we do at Spaceships to care for the planet:

As a business operating in New Zealand we take the impact we have on the environment very seriously. We constantly review our operation to see if we can be doing a better job at minimising our footprint both out on the road with our fleet and in our offices.

Below are a few steps we have taken as a company to minimise our office footprint.

• We use environmentally-friendly cleaners called Clean Planet who use hybrid cars to travel to our premises and only use eco-friendly cleaning products and consumables.
• We have installed a 5250 litre water tank connected to the roof to catch rain water to wash our Spaceships with.
• We have clothes lines to dry laundry and try to minimise the use of dryers
• Our warehouses have sky lights so very minimal lighting is needed
• We have a trading box where Space Travellers can leave behind a variety of items for other travellers instead of throwing it away
• We separate all paper, plastic, general rubbish and cardboard for recycling
• Staff car pooling is encouraged and goes on between customer service staff
• Sales staff use scooters instead of cars
• Some staff and customers use the train instead of cars
• Most of our toilets have a half flush option

Measures to reduce the fleet footprint

• We have portable toilets available for hire
• Hybrid Spaceships are available for hire. These use on average around $10 less fuel per day vs a normal Beta Spaceship
• All new fleet purchases are late model vehicles with lower emissions/fuel economy.
• We have planted over 35,000 native plants and trees over the past 4 years.
• Since June 1st 2009 for every Spaceship hire going out we plant a tree on the customer's behalf at Childrens Bay in Akaroa.
• Customers can plant a tree for free themselves at The Barn campground in Marahau.