"Environment" and "sustainability". This is a binomial which synthesizes one of the greatest challenges of our times, and draws increasing attention from all the firms looking for a balance between economic growth and environmental protection, aiming at a higher efficiency and responsibility in the management of the resources.
Therefore, the constant attention to sustainability is not just a crucial factor for the reduction of the environmental footprint of a product, but rather a true need for safeguarding of our future.
Another opportunity for the environmental safeguard comes from the national standard UNI 10667, which allows factories to reintroduce the so-called "pre-consumer" waste within the same production process. These "waste" are: materials generated during the process development, imperfect products, sprues, shavings and cuts, and rejected, non-compliant, products.
Apart from "pre-consumer" residues, it is also possible to employ plastics from post-consumer recycling, which means coming from separate waste collection of bottles and packaging after their use. These are the so-called "post-consumer recycled" (PCR) plastics.
These materials grant the same physical and mechanical characteristics, as well as those of processability, of traditional plastics coming from synthetic sources, while combining them with a low environmental impact. Thanks to the care put into these practices, all bottles, tottles, and accessories made by Vetronaviglio are also available in post-consumer recycled plastics, which have excellent chemical properties and can be customized in many colours.
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Vetronaviglio produces bottles and tottles also in PE PCR, polyethylene coming from separate waste collection, and jars and accessories (pumps, caps, droppers, lids and so on) in PP PCR, both coming from separate waste collection, thus reducing the quantity of virgin plastic into the environment. Bottles are made of 100% PE-PCR, and tottles 95% PE-PCR. Food Contact Compliance not available.
PET bottles (polyethylene terephthalate) can also be made in R-PET. This is PET plastic which has been recycled after its use, and it is almost indistinguishable from virgin plastic, from which it differs only for a slight difference in color. R-PET is available in recycled percentage of 30%, 50%, 70%, 100%. Food Contact Compliance available.
Bio-based PE and PP are Polyethylene and Polypropylene obtained from the fermentation of plant material such as sugar cane, grown by absorbing CO2 from the air, instead of being obtained from oil. This means that the production of Bio-based plastics can actually reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Food Contact Compliance available.
Thanks to the continuous research of improvements on environmental sustainability, Vetronaviglio offers to its clients also glass packaging in post-consumer recycled glass (PCR). This helps to reduce the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere, the usage of raw materials, and fossil resources. Food Contact Compliance available.
Unlike traditional plastics, they contribute to the reduction of the environmental impact of the products because:
They reduce the usage, therefore the consumption, of fossil resources;
They contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions, especially CO2;
They offer, thanks to the recycling process, another opportunity for the disposal of products, reducing the volume of waste.
Vetronaviglio chose to use these plastics for the making of its products, with the aim of contributing to the promotion of environmental sustainability, and the consolidation of eco-design. Since it is a duty to pay attention to the environmental consequences of the production, the Company is working to obtain the ISO 14001 standard. This standard testifies the compliance with the laws in force, through the establishment of a company management system aimed at reducing the impact of its products on the environment.
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