News in the highlights the environmental damage caused by plastic hangers; a wake-up call to see this plastic waste is as harmful as bags, straws and bottles.
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A very exciting time as Samuel Grant Packaging, in conjunction with Braiform, have made the shortlist in the Supply Chain Excellence Awards for Environmental Improvement amongst some blue chip giants!
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“Hidden Heroes...setting the standard for retail sustainability” – We’re proud to be a select company profiled in The Commonwealth at 70: From Westminster to the World, an official History of Parliament Trust commemorative album.
#CommonwealthAt70 #SustainableBusiness
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Fashion contributes to the plastic nightmare too; the industry uses 15 billion plastic hangers every year. All is not lost, Braiform is the hidden hero eliminating single-use hangers. We re-use over 1 billion plastic hangers every year #OurPlasticFeedback
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So interesting to meet the team - did u know: are 15 billion hangers in world? and Braiform reuse over 1 billion of them. Are you reusing yours?
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It's a myth that recycling is more sustainable than re-use. This compelling article from puts one of the failures of recycling into perspective. Stories like this keep us focused on our mission: To re-use as many plastic products as possible
friendsoftheearth.uk/plastics/plast
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Last week we attended the which highlighted the need for more industry collaboration. As a tier 4 supplier, we’ve been operating a circular model for over ten years and working with our partners to minimise the industries environmental impact #Sustainability
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Did you know that the fashion industry's carbon footprint is bigger than airline industry's? Find some info about the future of fashion industry :
bit.ly/young-shaping-
#fashion #consciousfashion #sustainablefashion #AllLivesMatter
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Braiform has partnered with SWASTI, an NGO that supports the health and wellbeing of the poor in India, to create new employment opportunities at our Re-Use Facilities in New Delhi and Bangalore. Learn more: swasti.org
#sustainablefashion #sustainabilityawards2019
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40% of plastic sent to recyclers ends up in the trash —edition.cnn.com/2019/04/26/asi
At Braiform, we often hear that recycling will end single-use plastics. But re-use is the best way to eliminate single-use plastics. We're changing the retail industry by re-using plastic hangers
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. We read your article on and the environmental impact of clothing. We work with the world’s largest retailers to reduce their environmental impact.
Our partnership with M&S is one example of how we're changing the industry: corporate.marksandspencer.com/stories/blog/a
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Our partnership and re-use programme is proving that businesses can thrive through sustainability. Click the link provided below to read about the impact our re-use programme has had.
corporate.marksandspencer.com/stories/blog/a
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Why retailers no longer need to get hung up in their fight against waste retailsector.co.uk/43994-why-reta
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Read the latest article in from our Head of Re-use Operations EMEA, Dr Jim Collingham, on the hugely important role that re-usable garment hangers are playing to cut costs for retailers and reduce waste in the supply chain. bit.ly/2S9Q1vb #circulareconomy
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After many months of hard work and development, our online catalogue is now live; a new system for collating product lists and formulating quotes.… instagram.com/p/BpB04n5l3qF/
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We are pleased to have been featured as a case study by Green Entrepreneurship Europe, which is helping young people play an active role in learning about sustainability and developing the green economy. Read more here: bit.ly/2RPrDvQ #Reuse #circulareconomy #environment
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Re-using 72,000,000 hangers is the equivalent to taking 892 London taxis, or 229 New York Taxis off the road. Clothes hangers are often overlooked in the debate about plastic waste within… instagram.com/p/BoMQM9ll4UZ/
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We are pleased to announce that we were finalists for the Plastic recycling show event in Holland under the best recycled plastic packaging product category.
#Recycling #Reuse… instagram.com/p/BnoLSA6FJHi/
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Re-using hangers can save on average 10,200 MT of plastic from landfill. By adopting a more circular economy model, we’re helping to reduce single-use plastics.
#Recycling #Reuse… instagram.com/p/BnYzQ6nlITv/
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Our research highlights the damage of clothes hangers to the environment.
Read more here: prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/
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#Recycling #Reuse #Sustainability #Hangers #Plastic #Environment #CarbonTrust
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Listen to Dr Jim Collingham, Head of Re-use Operations, on discussing our re-use model and it’s environmental benefits.
#Recycling #Reuse #ClimateChange #Sustainable #Sustainability #Hangers #Plastic #Fashion #Clothes #Environment #BBC
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Dr (of Coat hangers) on the longest production line of plastic coat hangers in the world Ecclesfield. In this factory they reuse 300 million plastic garment hangers destined for Landfill every year!
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Our research has shown that clothes hangers can have just as detrimental an impact on the environment as plastic bags, straws and bottles in the fight against single use plastics.
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Research calls for plastic hanger retail reform zpr.io/6mzrn
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We are pleased to announce that our wooden products are FSC Chain of Custody certified. This verifies that FSC-certified material has been identified and separated from non-certified and… instagram.com/p/BmIlYPfFSeb/
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By 2025, The UK Plastics Pact will transform the UK plastic packaging sector by meeting four world-leading targets.
#Recycling #Reuse #ClimateChange #Sustainable #Sustainability #Hangers… instagram.com/p/Blm4Y2tlebq/
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Our throwaway culture needs to change.
Together we need to move away from a linear plastics economy, where we take, make and dispose of plastic, and towards a circular system where we… instagram.com/p/BlU4S0yFhrR/
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We’re proud to be a part of The UK Plastics Pact — a trailblazing, collaborative initiative that will create a circular economy for plastics. Bringing together businesses from across the… instagram.com/p/BlC4p8elaLV/
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We help our global retail clients to reduce their carbon footprint with our innovative hanger Re-Use Program that has been certified by the carbontrust as a footprint model. At Braiform… instagram.com/p/BkzbKwyF3zI/
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Re-using a hanger nine times reduces carbon emissions by a massive 79% (when compared to the single use model). The hangers we provide are specially designed to go through the cycle many… instagram.com/p/Bkj9hS7gdwG/
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Our hanger re-use model saves hangers from going to landfill, by taking the hangers to our Re-Use facility, where they are cleaned, packed and re-distributed. We saved 1-billion hangers… instagram.com/p/BkUqW_7FcsP/
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We’re passionate about green, cost-effective service. That’s why we created… instagram.com/p/BiWZOivFl1B/
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Our advanced Re-Use facilities are where we recycle our hangers. In 2017, our Re-Use program… instagram.com/p/Bh83AeOl1Qt/
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Happy Earth Day from everyone at Braiform! Together we can reduce harmful plastic pollution.… instagram.com/p/Bh3tljQlUBW/
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