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Objectives
• Reduction in Peat usage• 100% Recycle• Improve quality and shelf life• Make it easier for the customer• Reduction in transport
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Coir Production• 100 Coconut Plantations• 46 Fibre Mills• 3 Processing Facilities
• Environmental Management System Standard – ISO 14001:2004 • Occupational Health and Safety Management System Standard (OHSAS
18001:2007) • Quality Management System Standard – ISO 9001:2008 • RHP quality mark by the European Certification Institute for the Agricultural
Sector (ECAS B.V. – European Certification for Agricultural Sector)• B&Q CSR Verification
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Tea Bag Production
• The coir is held in place by BioWeb made from (PLA). It is a renewable and sustainable biopolymer made from plant sugars and is biodegradable and compostable and is used for teabags. Its able to decompose in the presence of micro organisms by 90% in 6 months.
• Coir is quick and easy to rehydrate aided by a percentage of water getting “stuck” to the coir.
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Tray Production
• 100% RPET – the tray is made from recycled fizzy drink bottles
• tray can go directly into customers recycling bins
• no landfill
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Benefits
• over 25% reduction in pack size from polystyrene to plastic.
• over 50% reduction in volume of packaging.
• customer can recycle empty tray into their recycle bin.
• teabag and plant is green waste suitable for brown bin, composting etc.
• significantly reduced landfill.
• improved water rehydration and tolerance.
• grown in peat free sustainable coir.
• reduced water required.
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Benefits
• 45 more on a trolley.
• > 25% more on a vehicle, less equipment, less journeys.
• > 25% more space freed up in plant merchandising.
• > 25% more in customer trolleys.
• no broken polystyrene in store.