Ménart’s Post

Sustainability is in every detail 🌱   The story behind our EcoGrass is quality and craftsmanship. Every yarn tells a story of our dedication to a greener world. All the materials that are used to produce EcoGrass are made out of one polymer family: both yarns, backing and coating. This gives us the opportunity to fully recycle the grass in one-go in to all kinds of second-life products such as flower pots, table & chair sets, benches, decks and litter bins.   A next and very important step in our mission to bring fully sustainable products to market is the return of “recycled content” in synthetic turf yarns. This amounts to the use of recycled yarns from end of life artificial grass which is reused in the extrusion of new artificial turf yarns. We process artificial grass waste from our extrusion plant in Germany and our production facility in the Netherlands into our yarns for new artificial grasses. Typical waste is residual yarn, semi-finished products or yarn extrusion waste. This post-industrial wastage amounts to 30% of the yarn weight of the new yarns.   Want to know more about this product and how we are determined to change the narrative behind artificial grass? Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gxWNgYAb #sustainable #eco #greenerworld #ecograss  

CIRCULAR ECONOMY in GREENHOUSE CULTIVATION From Nov. 28, 2023 to Feb. 4, 2024, Antifemo and ISPAAM CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) led the project sponsored by the Municipality of Vittoria (Sicily) to implement circular economy best practices in the local greenhouse industry. The territory of Vittoria is home to about 4,000 hectares of horticultural and floristic greenhouses, to which must be added the overlooking greenhouses of the neighboring municipalities of Gela, Acate and Comiso, making this area the highest presence of greenhouses in Italy. Rapid enhanced composting (REC) technology using the NP-bioTech bio-catalytic process has shown amazing results. After only 12 days of the catalytic aerobic process, the mixture, consisting of explanted tomato plants, peppers and tomatoes, was perfectly biostabilized. After 20 days of the process, the presence of pathogens and the level of biostabilization was below the detection limit of the method. NP-bioTech catalytic composting is a viable circular economy solution to appropriate management of agricultural greenhouse waste. #CircularEconomy #NPbioTech #Antifemo

Sam Noon, Pedro Goncalves and Warren Vermeulen were generously hosted by Chris Forbes 🌲🌍 at The Cheeky Panda | Certified B Corp offices today, to learn about their company and product offering. As a fellow B Corp, they are realms better than bog-standard. NuServe aims to use 100% recycled paper or Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper consumables. “The presentation by Cheeky Panda was very informative Chris was very transparent about the process of making their products, this is not something you see often in business,” says Sam Noon. Bamboo is considered a #sustainable alternative to paper made from wood pulp. A recent Which? expose revealed that most top bamboo paper consumables have dubious origins contributing to #deforestation. These companies have been nefariously lying to their customers. Only Who Gives A Crap and The Cheeky Panda | Certified B Corp were found to contain 100% #bamboo, as stated on the packaging. Know your supply chain with NuServe: https://lnkd.in/ecpCc2YZ

Highlight of the composting week is installing the Carbon Cycle compost system for our 'Compost Connections' winner. Here's a snippet of his entry answering the question "Tell us why you would like to take your composting to the next level (or start composting). What makes the Carbon Cycle Compost Box something you'd like to add to your garden?": Some of the reasons we haven't implemented a full composting system yet are: * It's intimidating: what can you put in, what can't you? Can you put weeds in or not? (which would be very useful). How big should the compost be? etc. So, it gets kicked down the road to "be done later". * There is so much conflicting information on the internet about composting, and so much of it seems designed to sell us a particular product and ongoing consumables. It just gets overwhelming to sift through all the info and settle on one simple, easy to implement system. * The pre-made systems on the market don't seem to be robust (those in friends' gardens often have broken bits), or look good (especially after a year or two of use), aren't big enough for our needs, don't seem well made enough to move if we get the location wrong, and most are plastic (yet another manufactured plastic item that will break and then never decay: it seems an oxymoron to use plastic compost systems). * Building our own system would make sense but is also intimidating. * We are concerned that anything we do will become a home for vermin. Can't wait to see this home get the snazziest compost system I know of. Photos to follow. Collaborating with values aligned businesses is so much fun - a big thanks to Michael Dearth of The Grove & Baduzzi & Richard Wallis of The CarbonCycle Compost Co Ltd, plus thanks in advance to Tim Bowater for joining us for the installation. #CompostConnections

Happy World Environment Day! At DryGair, we champion sustainable horticulture practices. Traditional dehumidification methods can be resource-intensive and inefficient. DryGair offers a solution: Powerful and efficient dehumidification technology that creates the ideal humidity level for cultivation, at the lowest energy input. Using DryGair for humidity control saves an average of 50% on energy, provides reusable water, and helps retain CO2 in the space, ultimately reducing the environmental footprint of production – for all crops. Our commitment to sustainability has been a part of DryGair since its inception. We believe in manufacturing durable products, using environmentally friendly materials and practices, and continue to improve and reduce our footprint. Choose DryGair, invest in a greener future! #WorldEnvironmentDay #SustainableAgriculture #DryGair #GrowGreen #GenerationRestoration

So who gives a sh*t about the environment, ethical sourcing, soil regeneration and sustainable business that address a very basic human need? Bamboi may give you a route to that! 🎋🧻🚽 As I learn from Bamboi website: "At up to 91 centimeters per day, bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world. When harvested, the roots remain intact and the bamboo grows back from the same shoot; it is a self-fertilizing plant. For use as a raw material, bamboo can be harvested within a few years. This is impressive when bamboo is compared to other renewable raw materials for paper production. For example, pines take 30 and oaks even 80 years to be harvested." So WHY there are still so many cellulose dependent products in the world? A great talk today with Bamboi founders Joseph Nickisch and Leroy Ranglek as part of my role as a mentor at VU StartHub. Hans Drenth thumbs up for the connection, so many synergies and great joint challenges ahead. For more info about Bamboi and their products see the l*nk in comments #BamboiRevolution #SustainableLiving #EcoFriendlyProducts #BambooInnovation #GreenBusiness #RapidRenewal #SoilRegeneration #EthicalSourcing #SustainabilityMatters #EcoConscious #BambooToiletPaper #FastestGrowingPlant #SustainablePaper #EcoWarrior #GreenAlternatives #NatureFriendly #EcoSmart #SustainableChoices #PlanetProtectors #GreenFuture

Why reinvent the wheel or tray in this case? Existing 'thermoformed' trays are the industries standard for transporting pots to retailers. They are classed as 'single use', but can easily be used more than once, they are tough enough. And if you want to use them even more, then they can be made out of thicker material. We don't always need to reinvent the packaging, sometimes you just need to change the way in which it is used. The Tray C system developed by Modiform B.V. and Landgard eG is a great example of can be achieved when different parts of the supply chain work together. If you are a #retailer , #wholesaler or #grower who would like to would like to get involved with a reusable plant delivery system please get in touch with Modiform B.V.

At Culterra, we believe in the power of sustainability and efficiency, especially when it comes to our products. 🌱 That's why we adopt a zero-waste approach in processing our materials. If a particle misses its mark, we don't see it as waste but as an opportunity. 🙌 We carefully filter out the dust and give it a second chance in the mix. Then, we use sieves to perfect the prill sizes, making our products not only eco-friendly but also tailored to the specific needs of professionals in the industry. This approach underscores our commitment to both the planet and the quality our customers expect. 🌍 #CulterraHolland #SustainableAgriculture #Innovation #BioStimulant #FarmingSolutions #Efficiency #Professional #ZeroWaste #Product #Filtering

VTT Centre of Finland announces a new initiative to address the challenges of energy and resource consumption in the forestry and textile industry. The goal of the Energy First initiative is to act as a starting point for an entirely new technology, which creates the conditions for the manufacture of low-carbon, energy-efficient, and recyclable fiber-based products. #sustainablepackaging #recyclability #packaging #sustainability #circulareconomy #recycledmaterials #resourceefficiency

🌿✨ Demonstrate your brand's commitment to responsible sourcing! Opt for PCA's #packaging printed with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Certified Sourcing label 🌳💚 Why Packaging Corporation of America? Our SFI certification ensures that our materials come from responsibly managed forests, promoting sustainability at every step. 🌟 Are you curious about how you can align your brand with eco-friendly practices? Dive into the details by clicking below! 📦🌍 #SustainablePackaging #ResponsibleSourcing #EnvironmentalStewardship