Glossary of terms

  • Underpacking - insufficient use of packaging material.
  • Overpacking - excessive use of packaging material.
  • Recycling - the process of handling waste that leads to its reuse.
  • Upcycling - the process of reusing material that has less negative impact on the environment than current recycling.
  • Downcycling - the repeated recycling of waste where the quality of the material is reduced.
  • Degradable material - capable of being broken down.
  • Biodegradable material - biologically degradable (with the help of bacteria and other organisms into natural elements such as carbon dioxide and water).
  • Oxo-degradable material - degradable by UV light and/or heat and oxygen.
  • Compostable material - biodegradable and compliant with compostability standards.
  • Recycled material - made wholly or partly from secondary raw materials.
  • Recyclable material - suitable for potential recycling.
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle – (RRR) - expresses a basic principle in the waste hierarchy regarding sustainability. REDUCE = produce as little packaging as possible. REUSE = a great example is returnable bottles. RECYCLE = recycling as we understand it. It is possible thanks to responsible sorting of waste materials.

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By engaging in targeted environmental activities (e.g. waste sorting), you are helping the environment. You are increasing the chances of the present and future generations to live in comfortable conditions.

In addition, non-compliance with certain environmental principles is subject to sanctions due to non-compliance with applicable legislative standards.

The carbon footprint is the sum of released greenhouse gases expressed in CO2 equivalents. This measure can be applied to all activities and products. It can refer to an individual, a product or an event.

Efforts to reduce the carbon footprint can be made by a company as part of corporate projects and do not have to be certified projects. Just a local “mini-project”, such as collecting rubbish around the company, can help.

But above all, it depends on each individual how they approach this issue. Do I sort waste? Is there anything I can do to reduce my paper consumption? How do I get to work? Even such seemingly trivial matters affect the CO2 footprint.

In more demanding cases, you as a company can have a certified company calculate the amount of emissions you produce. These emissions can then be offset by investments in climate protection projects (e.g. afforestation).

Corrugated board is made from natural, biodegradable materials such as paper fibres and organic starch adhesive. It is therefore degradable without negative consequences for the environment.

Plastic is a material made from petroleum derivatives and is almost indestructible in nature, unfortunately it is one of the biggest polluters of the environment. It is therefore necessary to sort it so that it is recycled and the negative consequences for biodiversity are eliminated as much as possible.

EKO-KOM is an authorised packaging company, founded in 1997 by industrial companies producing packaged goods. This non-profit joint-stock company has created and effectively operates a nationwide system that ensures the sorting, recycling and recovery of packaging waste at a high European level. The name “EKO-KOMSystem”was adopted for the entire complex of activities provided by the company

The company also provides a number of support projects encouraging municipalities and companies to collect and sort waste and is actively involved in awareness-raising activities in this area.

More information can be found on EKO-KOM website.

 

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