In a bid
to ensure a good environment, igus, the motion plastics specialist has now
initiated ‘igus green chainge recycling program’. In this programme, users can
send their plastic chains to igus for recycling – completely irrespective of
the manufacturer. They can eliminate disposal costs and receive a voucher for
making purchases from the company.
Only around
16 per cent of the plastic waste produced in Germany is reused for new
products, according to the Plastikatlas 2019. Even though a long-lasting
plastic energy chain is not comparable with daily throwaway products such as
plastic packaging, the question of how to dispose of it still arises at the end
of its service life. Normally, the chain is disposed of together with other
plastic waste. Recycling rarely occurs as the cost of separating the different
materials in a product and recycling them to make usable granulate (grinding)
is too high. In most factories, the usual procedure is therefore to remove
energy chains from their machines and throw them into industrial waste skips.
In most cases, the plastics are then incinerated. igus is now offering an environmentally friendly alternative in the form of the igus green chainge recycling program.
The aim of
the program is to recycle the plastic from energy chains and reuse it for new
products. To this end, users can send their old out-of-use plastic energy
chains to igus after cleaning them – completely irrespective of the chain's
actual manufacturer. The plastics are then sorted, cleaned, shredded and
packed. After this, they can be reused by igus or other companies to produce
high-quality technical products. In return, the customer receives a voucher
amounting to 0.78 euros per kilogram.
Frank
Blase, CEO, igus GmbH, said, "igus takes on this responsibility and, with
its igus chainge recycling program, is aiming to make a contribution towards a
reduction of plastic waste and improvement of the recycling process. This is
not something new for us. As the world's biggest manufacturer of plastic energy
chains, we already recycle 99 per cent of the plastic waste occurring in
production in order to reuse it as re-granulate. The chainge program is now the
next important step in the direction of sustainable business operations."
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