Environment
Nectar & Co undertakes to minimise the environmental impact of what it does in the most sensitive stages of its activities.
Production:
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Our workshop is housed in an energy-efficient building fitted with solar panels.
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Most of our machinery (jarring, labelling) uses compressed air.
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Our chilling process uses a closed-circuit system, reducing the consumption of water.
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We ban excess packaging.
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We use environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Recycling:
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We recycle the containers in which bee-related products are sent to us.
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We encourage our retailers to reuse cardboard boxes and we also use reusable plastic boxes.
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Our jars and bottles are made of glass (with 95.95% of the packaging made of recycled glass – Belgium is a leading light when it comes to recycling glass).
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Our labels are printed using food-grade ink and without any glaze. They can be removed cold; our jars are therefore easy to reuse.
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The packaging for our royal jelly is made of cork, which can also be recycled: www.recycork.be.
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We are members of organisations that promote recycling, VAL-I-PAC and Fostplus.
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Our promotional and marketing material is printed on recycled paper.
Transport:
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Containers are sent to us in bulk.
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We have launched mass transport initiatives with a number of producers in our region.
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All of our raw materials come from Europe.
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We choose local suppliers for our equipment and packaging wherever we can.