02.16.16
For the fifth straight year, Herma has posted positive recycling results. Since 2010, the company has been supplying discarded release liner to the specialist recycling company Cycle4Green.
Previously, recycling this material proved difficult because of its high silicone content, but since the C4G program was initiated, the recycled quantities have increased every year. As a consequence, considerable quantities of waste have been avoided and resources have been preserved. Building on the initial quantity of around 100 metric tons collected in 2011, Herma recycled a total of 226 metric tons of siliconized release liner in 2015.
Without this recycling performance, manufacturing products from virgin fiber would have increased CO2 emissions by 519 metric tons. The savings represent approximately 13% more than in 2014.
According to Herma, it is making good on the CO2 emissions of its own vehicles – the almost 80 cars in the fleet emit only around 377 metric tons of CO2. "The recycling program not only protects the environment but also has favorable outcomes for our business," explains Herma managing director Thomas Baumgärtner. "Recycling the release liner recovers raw materials that Herma re-uses in production, achieving a more or less continuous cycle. Five years after the launch of the Cycle4Green initiative, we can now say that the system is well established and benefits both the environment and our company."
Previously, recycling this material proved difficult because of its high silicone content, but since the C4G program was initiated, the recycled quantities have increased every year. As a consequence, considerable quantities of waste have been avoided and resources have been preserved. Building on the initial quantity of around 100 metric tons collected in 2011, Herma recycled a total of 226 metric tons of siliconized release liner in 2015.
Without this recycling performance, manufacturing products from virgin fiber would have increased CO2 emissions by 519 metric tons. The savings represent approximately 13% more than in 2014.
According to Herma, it is making good on the CO2 emissions of its own vehicles – the almost 80 cars in the fleet emit only around 377 metric tons of CO2. "The recycling program not only protects the environment but also has favorable outcomes for our business," explains Herma managing director Thomas Baumgärtner. "Recycling the release liner recovers raw materials that Herma re-uses in production, achieving a more or less continuous cycle. Five years after the launch of the Cycle4Green initiative, we can now say that the system is well established and benefits both the environment and our company."