A major European manufacturer of electronic and electromechanical components is declaring war on packaging waste. Würth Elektronik is scrutinising all processes in which goods are packaged. The aim is to reduce the use of plastics and switch to more sustainable materials.
Many waste-reducing measures have already been realised or are in the process of being implemented. In logistics, Würth Elektronik now only uses Filling material based on recycled paper and also minimises its consumption by using hold-down strips and separator boxes. The company uses a plastic-free variant for padded envelopes, paper-based parcel tape holds parcels together and boxes with lids save on adhesive tape. Plastic bags are being replaced on a large scale by parchment paper bags, for example, for the delivery documents on the outside of the parcels.
On the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction says Georgios Stamos, Head of Logistics Waldenburg and Environmental Manager in the Logistics division at Würth Elektronik eiSos: „According to the Federal Environment Agency, per capita packaging consumption has risen by 17.9 per cent since 2010. Industry and commerce are responsible for over half of this. We are therefore taking a close look at where we can become more sustainable. Currently We are evaluating cardboard packaging that consists of up to 50 per cent grass. This presents us with special challenges: Because we offer free samples and design kits with replenishment as a developer service, we receive a particularly large number of small consignments. This service should of course remain, but be provided more sustainably in future.“
SourceWürth Electronics
