1959. Production of PE bags on roll. • 1993. Start of Bio production. • 2003. 100
% focus on Bio - production of PE stopped. • 2009. 6 factories and W orld W ide ...
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P r o d u c ti o n o f P E b ag s o n r o l l
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S tar t o f B i o p r o d u c ti o n
• 2003
1 00 % f o c u s o n B i o - p r o d u c ti o n o f P E sto p p ed
• 2009
6 f ac to r i es an d W o r l d W i d e l ead er i n th e b u si n ess
How it all started in Scandinavia 1989
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C losed bin without bag Poor hygiene and bad smells Unsatisfied households Use a lot of hot water to wash the bins
1991
• C losed bin with paper bag • Still poor hygiene and bad smells • Still unsatisfied households • Still a lot of washing
1994
• C losed bin with BioBag • Better hygiene, but still bad smells • Households somewhat more satisfied, but still some unsatisfaction
How it all started in Scandinavia 2003 1998
• First ventilated bin with BioBag • M uch better hygiene • L ess bad smells • M ore satisfied households
2000
• First M axAir bin with improved ventilation • M uch better hygiene • No detectable bad smells • V ery satisfied households
• I mproved design M axAir with ventilated lid and bottom grate • I mproved ventilation under the bag • L id ensure good aesthetics • E ven more satisfied households • No detectable bad smells
How it all started in Scandinavia 2005
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New M axAir I I with optimal ventilation M odern design Takes up little space Fits in SmartR ack sorting system Used in more than 3 mill households
“ F ac ts ab o u t M ax A i r I I v en ti l ated b i n ” (c ase stu d y ) From University of Agriculture Norway
• C l o sed b i n w i th l i d c o m p ar ed to • V en ti l ated M ax A i r I I w i th an d w i th o u t v en ti l ated l i d
F ac ts ab o u t M ax A i r I I v en ti l ated b i n
(c ase stu d y )
W ei g h t r ed u c ti o n af ter 4 d ay s w as 1 7,3 % . S u r f ac e w as d r y , m i n i m al g r o w th o f m o u l d an d v er y l i ttl e m o i stu r e at th e b o tto m o f M ax A i r I I N o b ad sm el l s w er e d etec ted
4 days C losed bin
M axAir I I ventilated bin
7 days
C ase stu d y f r o m : S to c k p o r t M etr o p o l i ttan an B o r o u g h C o u n c i l , U K A ssessi n g th e p u b l i c r eac ti o n to , an d p er f o r m an c e o f , a V en ti l ated F o o d C ad d y sy stem f o r c o l l ec ti o n o f f o o d w aste. I ntroduction: • B etw een Jan u ar y an d M ar c h 2008 th e tr i al to o k p l ac e • 534 v o l u n teer s atten d ed th e tr i al System: • E ac h v o l u n teer r ec ei v ed : • 1 M ax A i r I I v en ti l ated c ad d y • 1 r o l l o f M ater -B i c o m p o stab l e B i o B ag s • A l eaf l et ex p l ai n i n g h o w to u se th e sy stem an d o p ti o n s f o r d i sp o si n g o f th e c o l l ec ted w aste
C ase stu d y f r o m : S to c k p o r t M etr o p o l i ttan an B o r o u g h C o u n c i l , U K R esults: • • •
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T h e tr i al p r o v ed ex tr em el y p o p u l ar w i th l o c al r esi d en ts. 82% r esp o n d ed th at th e c ad d y w as th e r i g h t si z e, 1 5% to o sm al l an d 3% to o b i g O v er al l 80% stated th at th e b ag s d i d n o t b r eak o r l eak o n c e, 1 9% sai d th ey h av e l eak ed o r b r o k e o c c asi o n al l y an d
