Circularity in Practice: How The Home Depot Is Turning Waste Into Opportunity
Circularity in Practice: How The Home Depot Is Turning Waste Into Opportunity
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2024 / The Home Depot
Originally published on Built From Scratch
In a circular economy, nothing is wasted. Materials that would be typically thrown away can be reimagined or reinvented into something useful. Everyday items like plastic pots can enjoy a second life as hanging baskets, while plastic wrap can be transformed into deck boards, and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam can be revived as insulation.
The benefits of product circularity touch on every part of a product's lifespan. Recycled materials in product design lower the amount of natural resources used in manufacturing. Durable, reusable products lower the amount of waste sent to landfills. In addition, product circularity appeals to customers who want to do their part to help the planet.
Discover our recycling suite: We're generating value from these hard-to-recycle materials:
- METALS
- HARD PLASTICS
- SHRINK WRAP
- STYROFOAM PACKAGING
- CFC'S* FROM RECLAIMED APPLIANCES
What is expanded polystyrene (EPS)? An effective packaging material with a drawback: it takes more than a century to biodegrade.
- First, the EPS foam is removed from the packaging.
- Next it's compressed into blocks using a special machine.
- Finally, it's sold to companies that use it for insulation and other purposes.
Between our market delivery operations and reverse logistic centers, we now recycle not only metal, hard plastics and shrink wrap, but also EPS packaging and the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from reclaimed appliances. Learn more about product circularity in the latest ESG Report.
Keep up with all the latest Home Depot news! Subscribe to our bi-weekly news update and get the top Built from Scratch stories delivered straight to your inbox.
*Chlorofluorocarbons
View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from The Home Depot on 3blmedia.com.
Contact Info:
Spokesperson: The Home Depot
SOURCE: The Home Depot
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2024 / The Home Depot
馬薩諸塞州北安普敦/ACCESSWIRE/2024 年 4 月 22 日/家得寶
Originally published on Built From Scratch
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In a circular economy, nothing is wasted. Materials that would be typically thrown away can be reimagined or reinvented into something useful. Everyday items like plastic pots can enjoy a second life as hanging baskets, while plastic wrap can be transformed into deck boards, and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam can be revived as insulation.
在循環經濟中，沒有浪費任何東西。通常會被丟棄的材料可以重新構想或重新發明成有用的東西。塑料罐等日常用品可以像掛籃一樣享受第二次生命，而保鮮膜可以變成甲板板，發泡聚苯乙烯（EPS）泡沫可以作爲隔熱材料恢復活力。
The benefits of product circularity touch on every part of a product's lifespan. Recycled materials in product design lower the amount of natural resources used in manufacturing. Durable, reusable products lower the amount of waste sent to landfills. In addition, product circularity appeals to customers who want to do their part to help the planet.
產品循環的好處觸及產品壽命的方方面面。產品設計中的回收材料降低了製造業中使用的自然資源量。耐用、可重複使用的產品可減少送往垃圾填埋場的廢物量。此外，產品循環性吸引了想要儘自己的一份力量來幫助地球的客戶。
Discover our recycling suite: We're generating value from these hard-to-recycle materials:
探索我們的回收套件：我們正在從這些難以回收的材料中創造價值：
- METALS
- HARD PLASTICS
- SHRINK WRAP
- STYROFOAM PACKAGING
- CFC'S* FROM RECLAIMED APPLIANCES
- 金屬
- 硬質塑料
- 收縮包裝
- 泡沫塑料包裝
- 來自回收設備的 CFC*
What is expanded polystyrene (EPS)? An effective packaging material with a drawback: it takes more than a century to biodegrade.
什麼是發泡聚苯乙烯 (EPS)？一種有效的包裝材料，但有一個缺點：生物降解需要一個多世紀。
- First, the EPS foam is removed from the packaging.
- Next it's compressed into blocks using a special machine.
- Finally, it's sold to companies that use it for insulation and other purposes.
- 首先，從包裝中取出 EPS 泡沫。
- 接下來，使用特殊機器將其壓縮成塊。
- 最後，它被出售給將其用於絕緣和其他目的的公司。
Between our market delivery operations and reverse logistic centers, we now recycle not only metal, hard plastics and shrink wrap, but also EPS packaging and the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from reclaimed appliances. Learn more about product circularity in the latest ESG Report.
在市場交付業務和反向物流中心之間，我們現在不僅回收金屬、硬塑料和收縮包裝，還回收聚苯乙烯包裝和回收電器中的氯氟烴（CFC）。閱讀最新的 ESG 報告，了解有關產品循環的更多信息。
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*Chlorofluorocarbons
*氯氟烴
View additional multimedia and more ESG storytelling from The Home Depot on 3blmedia.com.
在 3blmedia.com 上查看 Home Depot 提供的更多多媒體和更多 ESG 故事。
Contact Info:
Spokesperson: The Home Depot
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發言人：家得寶
SOURCE: The Home Depot
來源：家得寶
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