Insight What does a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tell us? Sustainability The environmental footprint of a product, starting from its creation, is not always intuitive. So how can it be known and measured, and why is it important? An LCA is an internationally standardized analytical methodology used to quantify the environmental footprint of a product or service along all the stages that compose its life cycle....
Insight Paper is a key player in revolutionizing how we recycle electronic waste Sustainability Ever wondered what happened to your old MP3 player or remote control that was thrown away? Well, anything with a plug or a battery is destined to become electronic waste (e-waste). E- waste is a global problem, whose responsibility, as indicated by the Sustainable Development Goal 12 of the 2030 Agenda – Responsible consumption and...
Insight Certified recyclability by Aticelca method Sustainability European Commission submitted its proposal* for a “Regulation of European Parliament and Council on Packaging and Packaging Waste” on November 30, 2022 focusing on three main purposes: the reduction of packaging waste, the promotion of a cost-effective circular economy for packaging, and the fostering of recycled material in packaging. In addition, the Regulation urges high-quality...
Insight The limits of the planet: which have already been exceeded Sustainability Climate change, biodiversity, exploitation in land use. These are three out of nine “planetary boundaries” we have already breached. Such limits were identified in 2009 by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Planetary boundaries set out no-return thresholds beyond which life on the planet may become unsustainable, even impossible for humans. The underlying research has involved dozens...
Insight 5S and safety Sustainability Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke: these 5 words (‘5S’ words) stand for the pillars of a Japan-based approach focused on reducing redundancy and tidiness to optimise the organisation of workspaces in manufacturing plants and maintain a safe and efficient working environment. Since a little over a year, the 5S approach has also been applied in...
Insight Self-adhesive material: what it is and how it is made SelfadhesivesSustainability The label on a bottle of wine, the seal on a box of chocolates, the sticker on an apple, the graphic on a store window, the lettering on a public transit floor, the billboard by the side of the road, an inscription personalizing a commercial vehicle, the pharmaceutical sticker in the box of a medicine,...