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The plastic bottle industry is at the heart of many environmental concerns and is often subject to controversy.
Faced with the increase in plastic waste and sustainability challenges, the companies behind the manufacture of plastic products, such as bottles and canisters in PET, /RPET or PEHD/PCR that we design at Ozembal, definitely have a role to play.
🔍 Let's see together 5 practices that reduce the carbon footprint associated with the production and marketing of plastic products.
The importance of CSR practices in the plastic bottle industry
1. The choice of bio-based materials
🤔 Biobased materials: what are they?
🌿 The advantages of bio-based materials in a nutshell
2. Optimizing manufacturing processes
3. The recycling of plastic packaging produced
4. Obtaining certifications and labels
To conclude
Establishing a CSR policy has not been an option for a long time.
However, it requires a certain adaptation to meet regulations, but also a lot of reflection and pedagogy in order to meet the expectations of consumers, who are willing to admit that plastic is the source of adapted solutions as long as they respect their desire to reduce the carbon impact of their activity.
Rethinking how we produce plastic and manage it until the end of its life cycle has therefore become an absolute priority over the last few years. ☝
Brands are the new actors of this change and the CSR practices established promote:
More and more companies are turning to bio-based materials that have several environmental benefits.
Biobased materials are derived from non-petrochemical resources, which makes it possible to reduce our dependence on fossil materials (oil).
At Ozembal, you can choose to design products made from bio-based materials.
Did you know that vegetable PE is composed of 95% sugar cane ? An ecological alternative to conventional materials!
Optimizing manufacturing processes starts with reduction of plastic waste in the production phase and transformation. Today, an ultra-recent machine park has been deployed through a major investment campaign, which makes it possible to minimize material losses. (At Ozembal, 95% of our machine park is made up of machines. all electric).
Very well known in the field, Design for Manufacturing, or DFM, is a product design approach aimed at, for example, adapt the characteristics of a product from the first stages of development to simplify and improve production processes.
At Ozembal, we work mainly in design and incremental innovation, because it's about modifying and improve our packaging with as little impact as possible for our customers' automated chains.
The recycling of plastic packaging is an essential practice to reduce the environmental footprint in the bottling industry. Implement strategies to reintegrating plastic waste into the production process (PCI) while using external sources of recycled materials (PCR), by transforming waste and used bottles into new raw materials, is part of an approach aimed at extend the life cycle of materials and improves LCA.
Obtaining certifications and labels is an effective way to demonstrate a commitment to sustainable practices. At Ozembal, the checks to be carried out are defined in strict and precise control ranges, respecting customer specifications.
- The plastic bottle, although controversial, must and can be redesigned. La AGEC law is transforming the packaging landscape, pushing companies like Ozembal to rethink their approaches.
- THEcorporate commitment to CSR does not only benefit the environment, but also their relationship with consumers.
- As awareness of environmental issues increases, businesses that incorporate solid CSR practices will better positioned to succeed in this market monitored by conscience and subject to numerous regulations. 🚀
Specializing in packaging solutions, Ozembal is at the heart of this transition to a circular economy that is more environmentally friendly. 🌳 Our brand is constantly innovating and adapting in order to offer sustainable alternatives, in line with the objectives of the AGEC law and the discovery of materials from non-petrochemical sources.
We incorporate CSR principles into our strategy, thus meeting not only legal requirements but also the growing expectations of consumers in terms of ecology.
