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Earth Day: our commitments to the Earth
Earth Day is celebrated every day at WAAM through our commitments, our values, and our actions... But on this special day, we wanted to keep you up to date on the progress of our objectives and our switch to RPET for our bottles, but also to push another positive, engaging, and green action for our dear customers: Grow your own honey plants!
Our bottles made from... bottles ?
One of our commitments to the Earth is that, by the end of 2022, all our plastic packaging should be made from 100% recycled plastic (RPET). We worked for several months with our French supplier, who did not yet offer our packaging in this material, to develop these new bottles, which we wanted to be truly 100% recycled, not just a compromise between PET and RPET.
We're delighted to announce that the movement is underway, and that some of our products, such as our vegetable oils, are already made from recycled AND recyclable plastic.
What is RPET?
RPET is simply recycled PET. It is recyclable like conventional PET, but it is also recycled. To obtain RPET there are several stages: it is collected, sorted, crushed, cleaned and then reused.
The difference between the two?
RPET has a grayer color than virgin PET, and there's no guarantee that you'll get the same color every time. Transparency is slightly altered, which explains why the color of our oils visible through the packaging will be different.
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The production of RPET enables :
- Cut carbon emissions by 79% compared with new material.
- Emit up to 17 times less CO2
- Consume up to 9 times less energy than virgin plastics.
Recycling 1 tonne of PET saves :
- 800 kg of oil
- 400 kg of gas
Our commitments don't stop there!
- Do our best to offer refill formats by 2022 to reduce the use of plastic.
- We will always strive to use as little packaging as possible, and as much recyclable packaging as possible.
- Constantly seeking more ecological solutions with our packaging specialist partners.
- Support you in giving a second life to empty packaging.
Grow honey flowers with the planting kit!
From April 22 to 30, you'll receive a free planting kit with the code EARTH (for purchases over €35). This kit contains :
- - A rice straw pot (diam. 6cm), 100% biodegradable
- - Seeds
- - Peat moss
To grow your melliferous flowers, the principle is very simple: water, love and patience!
