Essity has responded to this issue with the Tork Xpressnap and Tork Xpressnap Fit napkin dispensers. These are designed to allow only one napkin to be pulled out at a time, reducing consumption by up to 25%. This is both good for the environment and for the restaurant’s bottom line. Essity offers a range of recycled napkins for use in restaurants with a strong sustainability ethos. These are pre-printed with a ‘100% recycled’ claim to enhance the venue’s environmental message.
Some people consider the use of disposable products to be at odds with the concept of sustainability in general, but this is far short of the truth. The Tork ‘more from less policy’ is all about supporting sustainable consumption and ensuring that all Tork dispensers are designed to naturally reduce overuse and waste by giving out one sheet of paper or shot of soap at a time. Essity is committed to sustainability in the professional hygiene sector and uses 100% recycled cardboard fibre and 30% recycled plastic in its packaging.
www.tomorrowscleaning.com
The company also recently won a spate of awards for its sustainable practices, including the Sustainability and Environment award at Interclean Amsterdam for Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth Biobased and a Sustainability – Best Practice award at the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards.
Furthermore, Essity features in the 2022 FTSE4Good global sustainability index and was awarded a ‘Platinum Medal’ in the 2022 Ecovadis CSR Rating. This places Essity in the top 1% of all companies to be assessed by Ecovadis.
Disposable products offer major benefits for commercial and industrial businesses and are therefore here to stay, but in order to protect the environment as far as possible they should be manufactured sustainably, packaged ethically, and used responsibly.
www.tork.co.uk/sustainability FEATURE | 11
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28
