In a landmark move, British eco cleaning-chemical manufacturer, Delphis Eco, has delivered on its promise – and pioneered the world’s FIRST 100% post-consumer recycled plastic packaging, which launches across its full range in the OOH foodservice and cleaning sectors during Recycle Week (September 25th – 29th).
During an era that sees our world awash with plastic waste, Delphis Eco has challenged international manufacturing’ status quo and worked with the UK’s leading waste collectors, to produce recycled plastic granules from HDPE plastic from which to form its new 100% PCR packaging.
Additionally, the company has partnered with specialist producers to blow its bottles in a relentless determination to achieve the unique 100% food grade quality PCR level. The result – is a long-awaited closing the loop breakthrough in the use of HDPE recycled waste, signalling the onset of a new era where manufacturers and consumers can expect to see a shift in how waste is recycled and importantly, how it subsequently re-enters the supply chain….
Furthermore, the new Delphis Eco’ packaging looks great, is totally robust and has been declared entirely ‘fit for purpose’ following rigorous tests to ensure its suitability and durability.
CEO, Mark Jankovich, says:
It has taken five years to get this point, and the journey is still just beginning when it comes to creating a movement to increase the world’s level of recycling from between 5% – 7%, to 10% and beyond. What we have done here is prove that it can be done! Not to mention the reduction of the amount going into the ocean or landfill.
And, if we, as a relatively small player can bring this 100% PCR use to the UK market – why not the big players!
By driving this change to our packaging – which incidentally, many people said couldn’t be done – we have taken 500 tonnes of carbon emissions out of the equation. Just imagine if the large, international brands followed suit? Waste plastic is a huge issue and we are still only scratching the surface at finding solution of how to get rid of it.
Consumers are ready to realign their purchasing habits and we are increasingly seeing high profile campaigns to drive awareness and change eg Sky Oceans and ZSL activity – to name but a few”.
Right now – big corporates and government are behind the curve, the issue needs to be embedded high on their agendas to realise that consumers want recycled / upcycle plastics, and also drive – through legislation if necessary – a shift in manufacturing approach to ensure a closed loop supply cycle.”
Media headlines have been dominated with distressing pictures of ocean plastic and the destruction this has caused to the environment and to marine wildlife, which inadvertently consumes plastic, and subsequently comes back to rest in the food chain.
Jankovich continues:
The unpalatable facts remain that over 500 million plastic bottles are used globally EACH day and one half of those are for single use. We only recycle between 5% and 7% of virgin plastic, which means that 93% goes to landfill, gets burned or lands up in the sea where it takes over 450 years to biodegrade. Already it is estimated that over 8 million tonnes of plastic is dumped into the ocean each year. The problem is mounting and we, as manufacturers have to take responsibility.
We believe everyone has the obligation to be more sustainable and for the last 10 years have produced the UK’s most accredited eco cleaning range for the commercial cleaning and out of home sector. And now, with the world’ first PCR 100% packaging – which we are bringing to market, we hope that big international corporates will sit up and take note and take on board the responsibility to invest in, and drive a paradigm shift on how we recycle plastic and use PCR waste.”
Delphis Eco already holds two Royal Warrants, and is proud to be leading on the world stage in bringing to market a workable proposition in using post-consumer recycled (PCR).
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