BONPAK - YOUR GLASS-PLASTIC PACKAGING SPECIALISTS

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ENVIRONMENT POLICY

Gauteng:
6 Angus Cresent
Longmeadow Business Park
Edenvale
Tel: 011-608-4990
Fax: 011-608-4994

Cape:
Unit 7 River Park
77 De Waal Road
Diep River
Tel: 021-706-1863

Packaging is an indispensable part of our current lifestyle, and we at Bonpak are aware of the impact that packaging materials have on our environment. The range of materials used in the manufacture of all our products are recyclable and include glass bottles and jars, HDPE bottles, PP, PET and PP Closures, and it’s Bonpak’s policy to educate our staff, our customers and the community in which we operate. Hopefully this will rub off and our small contribution of this education will make a meaningful change to all our attitudes, making the environment a better place for future generations.

GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS:

Glass is made from the earth and is 100% recyclable. When used glass is collected from recycling it is broken up into “cullet” and is put into the melting process to make new bottles and jars. It’s amazing to note that 1 ton of cullet has the potential, when melted in the furnace, to make 1 ton of new bottles and jars. It’s even more important to note that it takes 1.2 tons of raw materials to make the same 1 ton of bottles and jars.

PLASTICS BOTTLES AND JARS:

Like glass, plastic is 100% recyclable, but each type of plastic has it’s own properties. To aid the recycling effort, plastic products are being marked with symbols to identify the material that they are made from. The following guide documents the various plastic recycling symbols:

PET - Polyethylene Terephthalate is a transparent plastic with good gas barrier properties. It is also relatively cheap and strong. This makes it especially suitable for producing soft drink bottles.

HDPE - High Density Polyethylene is another plastic commonly used for drink bottles. It is translucent and strong with a good resistance against chemicals. Pigments are used to add colour to HDPE bottles.

PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride is frequently used for drainage pipes because of its superior chemical resistance. It is also a good insulator and is used for cable jacketing.

LDPE - Low Density Polyethylene is a tough and highly flexible plastic that is used for producing plastic bags, cable jacketing and bottles. Other applications include products that can be heat-sealed.

PP - Polypropylene is a strong and light plastic. It has a relatively high melting point and is used in products exposed to hig temperatures. These include yoghurt and ice cream container that are filled when hot.

PS - Polystyrene is rather stiff and rigid. In this form it is used in disposable cutlery andCD jewel cases. Packing foam is also produced by blowing air bubbles into PS while it is still setting.

Other - This designation is used for plastic products that do not fall into any of the other catagories. Further sorting of these items is required at recycling centres. An example is melamine which is often used in plastic plates and cups.

Before you next put something into the bin, remember that the 4 R’s of recycling are reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover