Sustainability Brochure
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Packaging production Sustainability — we’re on the case “Another sustainability brochure… just what the world needs.” Actually, we think it does! Because this topic is really causing a stir at our company. Yesterday, today, and certainly tomorrow. Which is a good thing. It motivates us to go new ways, to abandon well-trodden paths, and to seek out fresh alternatives. And we would like to take you, dear customer/reader/critic, with us on this journey. We want to show you what we’ve already done — and what we have planned for the future. And we hope to enter into a dialog with you, so that...

Sustainability at rose plastic More than just a fleeting trend Environmental protection and the responsible use of raw mate- SHORT DISTRIBUTION PATHS rials — for rose plastic, these topics were high on the agenda long before the recent surge in discussions on sustainability. As a family-run company, we feel a strong obligation towards future generations and are intensively committed to the topic of environmental sustainability. What are we already doing? Since 2011, we have been certified in accordance with the ISO 14001 environmental management system, and have signed up to the Bavarian...

Post-consumer recyclate Turning household waste into valuable resources Packaging must fulfill multiple requirements — e.g., by protecting the contents, getting them safely from A to B, and putting the enclosed products in the right light thanks to an appealing design. Despite the various technical and functional requirements, sustainable product design should always be kept in mind. Plastic packaging and sustainability are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary, plastic packaging actually helps to conserve resources. And not just for food (for which it ensures a longer shelf life). Many...

Producing 1 ton of PCR plastic reduces emissions by 1.2 – 1.3 tons of CO2 compared to producing the same amount of plastic from virgin materials.1 through the use of recycled material compared to conventional granulate Creative designs made easy Our PCR packaging gives you a wide range of creative design options. Need a customized print on your packaging? We offer Virgin material products. For example, you can let your customers know that exactly the same printing solutions as for our virgin-material they are getting sustainably packaged goods by choosing our PCR packaging. While we think...

The closed-loop economy at rose plastic. Is a reality. This is just the beginning Imitators welcome! Two market leaders, one project: In cooperation with our longstanding customer Würth, we are proving the viability of recyclable packaging solutions. Our new cutting-tool packaging for Würth is even Cradle to Cradle® certified. To underline this point, rose plastic and Würth are making a clear statement through this joint project: We don’t cherrypick our raw materials. Which is why everything inside the household recycling is used. The fact that the resulting packaging is gray and has a...

Powered by plants For many years, rose plastic has been actively researching the use of alternative materials for plastic packaging. For example, did you know that sugarcane not only provides sweet juice, but is also the basis for bioplastics? Sweet packaging? We have a taste for it. We already use sugarcane as a renewable raw material. From a purely visual point of view, our organic-HDPE packaging differs in no way from its conventionally manufactured “twins”. These products are also equally robust and flexible in practical applications. And yet there is one major difference: The...

The benefits at a glance — Sugarcane already binds CO2 as it grows. — It is identical to conventionally manufactured packaging in terms of its appearance and use. — The organic HDPE we use is 100% recyclable and can be returned to the material loop together with PE produced from fossil raw materials. — Two quality seals prove that our sugarcane production and the rest of the supply chain meet strict quality You can now order all our blown tubes in organic HDPE. Selected sizes of TwistPack Plus and BlockPack are even available from stock. Naturally, the tubes are also available in a range of...

You ask — we answer Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about our sustainable products. If your query is not listed here, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you! WHAT DOES “CIRCULAR ECONOMY” MEAN? The goal of a circular economy is to extend the useful life of products and raw materials for as long as possible. If this is not possible, they are broken down into their starting materials, i.e., the raw materials, and these are recycled. IS PCR PACKAGING AS ROBUST AS ITS VIRGINPLASTIC EQUIVALENT? Compared to virgin material, products made from...

Plastics are pretty useful! They are lightweight, sturdy, and protect their contents from damage. Below, we’ll explain some key advantages offered by plastic packaging: CO2 EMISSIONS According to a life-cycle-assessment study by “Denkstatt”, if we were to replace plastic packaging with other materials, the amount of waste would increase by up to 360 percent. Energy consumption would more than double. And CO2 emissions would be 2.7 times higher. LOW WEIGHT Plastics are lightweight materials and therefore also reduce the weight of the packaged product. This, in turn, can help to reduce fuel...

Blue Angel German Sustainability Award for Design Guiding light for environmentally friendly products Our packaging makes it to the final Thinking about tomorrow, today Since 1978, the German government’s In collaboration with Adolf Würth Seals of approval and certificates are Which aspects are considered? eco-label “Blue Angel” has provided GmbH & Co. KG, rose plastic has important. They provide consumers Cradle to Cradle® includes a holistic assessment of the consumers with assistance and designed a circular packaging solution with valuable guidance and create respective products and the...