Be believe that focusing on sustainability is not about performing a single action, but about keeping continuously up-to-date and concentrating on innovation. While our highly durable crates are made from 100% recycled polypropylene (PP), we closely follow all new material applications and promising production techniques to further improve our mechanical performance and reduce our environmental impact.
Respecting the rules of today
while anticipating the rules
of tomorrow.
This attention is reflected in the certifications obtained by Plastica Sud, not only complying with the law but also anticipating new rules and regulations. This is the case with the voluntary Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which takes into account the environmental impact of every phase of the supply chain involved in the production of our crates, destined mainly for the fruit and vegetable market.
EPDs are based on the principles of the ISO standard for type III environmental declarations (ISO 14025), which grant them widespread international acceptance. Through its EPD, Plastica Sud can identify, control, monitor and evaluate the environmental performance of its products from a life-cycle perspective and also communicate the results to all its stakeholders. The EPD and the underlying life-cycle assessment (LCA) can be used to measure impact and improve the efficiency of processes and materials used. Through its EPD, Plastica Sud can report the continuous environmental improvement of its products and services over time, communicating relevant environmental information along the product supply chain. The LCA method used for EPDs as part of the International EPD System also makes it possible to quantify the benefits of using recycled materials or those deriving from products that can be re-used, increasingly directing business design choices towards packaging that forms part of a circular economy.
