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OceanSafe and Werner & Mertz named winner of the German Sustainability Award
OceanSafe has been named among the winners of the German Sustainability Award Design. The company impressed with its modular construction system for the textiles industry that complies with the principles of the circular economy and is Cradle to Cradle Certified™ GOLD. Also, among the winners was Werner & Mertz for their packaging “Recyclate Initiative”. EPEA Switzerland congratulates OceanSafe and Werner & Mertz for this honor and achievement. Both companies carry Cradle to Cradle Certified™ GOLD certificates and are lighthouses for the circular economy.
Recyclable packaging from Frosch
The “Recyclate Initiative” founded by Werner & Mertz (W&M) in 2012 has impressively proven that branded packaging can be made from old plastic from the yellow bag. And not only for detergents, cleaning agents and cleaning agents, but for the first time also for cosmetics (shower gels). This is made possible by the high-quality processing of recycled material, which is then repeatedly available for new packaging. There is no comparable high-quality recycling of household-type mixed collected plastic packaging anywhere in the world.
This made W&M a recycling pioneer and rightly communicates this openly on its packaging and in TV advertising. So far, more than 400 million bottles made from 100 percent old plastic have been brought onto the market as part of the initiative. This gives reason to hope that in future the entry of plastic into the environment will be noticeably reduced, since plastic waste is given value.
Press release Werner & Mertz
Website Werner & Mertz Professional
OceanSafe, Textiles Next Generation
The modular system developed by OceanSafe enables the textile industry to manufacture environmentally friendly products with Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold certification. While many conventional textiles release microplastics during washing and thus pollute the water, the washed-out microfibres from the OceanSafe construction kit are safe for biological cycles. Part of the circular concept is that the disused textiles are taken back by the sales partners and sent to industrial composting, which also reduces waste. With 18 different yarns, the remarkably wide and high-quality range of the modular system includes both synthetic and natural fibers, including a newly developed and patented fiber that is rapidly biodegradable and yet permanently flame retardant. There are also suitable dyes and additives, all of which are also safe for the biological cycle. 20 to 30 percent of the amount of microplastics in water are coming from textiles. With the clever modular system from OceanSafe, the industry has an attractive opportunity to change this situation.
Press release OceanSafe (German)
Website OceanSafe
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JAB Anstoetz relying on Swiss innovations
Bielefeld – The German textiles company JAB Anstoetz is supporting the circular economy by launching fabrics and curtains under the NatureProtect label. For this, the company is using yarns and fabrics technology developed by OceanSafe. Their environmentally friendly upholstery fabrics Climatex are also the result of Swiss innovation.
Based in Bern and the German city of Krefeld, OceanSafe was named as one of the winners of the German Sustainability Award at the end of 2020. OceanSafe developed a modular system to manufacture environmentally friendly products for the textiles industry certified in line with the Cradle to Cradle Certified Gold Standard (accredited assessor EPEA Switzerland GmbH). Now, the German textiles company JAB Anstoetz is taking advantage of Swiss innovation and using OceanSafe yarns and fabrics technology for a new collection of decorative fabrics and curtains under the NatureProtect label.
The Cradle to Cradle principle ensures that materials can be returned to biological cycles after they have been used. According to JAB Anstoetz, this actually generates added value as humus is created by closing the circle. Claus Anstoetz, CEO of the JAB Anstoetz Group, explains the philosophy that guides his business on the company website: “We would like to initiate and push forward changes in the textile industry with full speed. The fact that our products provide safe nutrients for future generations is the most consistent way of implementing our sustainability standards”.
The textiles firm also underlines the importance of social responsibility, fair working conditions, reduced water consumption, short transportation pathways and renewable energy for its products bearing the NatureProtect label.
In addition to NatureProtect, JAB Anstoetz also offers climatex upholstery fabrics for chairs. Climatex AG, which is based in Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz, has likewise developed a Cradle to Cradle Certified technology. By using a special weaving process, cyclable materials are produced that are able to regulate both temperature and humidity conditions.
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OceanSafe and Yunus Textile Mills create C2C Certified® Home Textiles
On the 15. November 2022, the Pakistan based milling company Yunus was presented the GOLD Cradle to Cradle Certified® certification for its collaborated product with OceanSafe.
The Home Textiles are designed to be biodegradable and are available in a variety of styles, sizes and colors. Products are made from naNea fibers and yarns or natural fibers, such as cotton or man-made cellulosic fibers, or from a combination thereof.
As lead assessement body, epeaswitzerland wishes to congratulate all parties involved in creating this innovative product.
Nisar Palla | COO, Yunus Textile Mills, Matthias Fuchs | CMO, OceanSafe AG, S.M. Khalid | epeaswitzerland gmbh
