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From the design process, through product development, to manufacturing, we are focused on environmental performance.
The product life cycle, the environmental impact of our product and the use of recycled and recyclable materials are areas of particular concern.
By using recycled material, that is excellent from an environmental point of view, we contribute to a clean and safe environment that provides a healthy quality of life for everyone.
Precycling is the step before recycling. This is the process of making a conscious choice to purchase or use products and services which will have a less harmful effect on the Environment.
Recycling is more than just placing certain materials in a special bin. The recycling loop is complete only when materials that you have separated for recycling are processed and remanufactured into new products, which are then sold. Recycling works only when consumers, businesses and organizations buy products made with recycled material.
The newspaper you recycled after reading might end up back in your house as one of our storage cabinets or kids furniture!
Buying our products results in many environmental benefits. It supports local recycling programs by creating markets for the collected material that are processed and used to manufacture new products. This creates jobs and helps strengthen the economy; conserves natural resources; saves energy; and reduces solid waste, air and water pollutants, and greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Advances in manufacturing technology have enabled our recycled products to compete - both in price and quality - with products made from virgin materials.
By maintaining close inspection on our factory we make sure our labor policies will enable workers to exercise their rights and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Cardboard Recycling
In a typical re-manufacturing process, recycled cardboard is dropped into a water-based solution in which it dissolves, contaminants (tape, staples, dirt, etc.) are removed by gravity, floatation, or filtration, the recycled pulp is blended to produce a mix with the characteristics required for production of a specific paper product, and the pulp is pumped to a paper machine where the final product is manufactured.
Environmentally, paper production from recycled cardboard consumes less energy, produces fewer emissions to air and water, and generates less solid waste than production of similar products from virgin fiber.
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