Single use plastics, be gone!
Genco HQ
Overview:
As with our Solar Panel install at HQ, we’ve decided to remove all single use plastics (where possible) from our production operation, as part of our pledge to reduce our carbon footprint. This commitment is part of a whole host of improvements we’ve made recently, to continually reduce our impact, as set out in our annual sustainability plan.
The Challenge:
The main challenge with this commitment is finding the best eco-friendly alternative, whilst maintaining our high-quality service.
We were on the lookout for a solution that allowed us to still safely pack and ship our delicate custom-made products, ensuring they arrive with the customer in perfect condition.
The Solution:
As a solution we decided to make a swap to Eco-friendly packaging tape, that only utilises biodegradable plastics.
We also redesigned our flatpack box assemblies to be smaller, therefore having less air space to negate the need for infilling with plastic bubble wrap. Given the re-design, it also allows us to ship more products together, meaning pallet space is more productive.
Packaging tape, labels and packing slips have also been changed to state ‘free from plastic’ and ‘100% recyclable’ to promote and encourage others to make the switch.
Outcomes:
This internal improvement project has been a raging success. Products are arriving with customers in complete, as intended condition, and the change has been well received.
Several customers have expressed an interest in making the same operational changes to reduce their own single use plastics and have reached out to us for advice on how to do so.
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