Reducing Product Footprint

Our recent premium trolley Origo 2, the most hygienic, modular and safe trolley, already includes a strong sustainability offer. Our customers can choose between containers made of regular plastics or with a 50% share of recycled polypropylene. The 2nd options have been awarded the "Plastica Seconda Vita" label.

And be assured:We continue to develop products designed to further reduce lifecycle impacts through material selection and product design. - coming soon.

Many of the products in our Swep and Microfibre cloth range have been awarded the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, showing they meet strict requirements relating to the sustainability of raw materials and production processes.

The durability of Evolon® textiles can help reduce replacement frequency and associated waste generation during use. No solvent is used to generate the microfilaments and no chemical binder is used during the Evolon® manufacturing process.

Many of our products are packed without secondary packaging, i.e. our mops are packed in stable cardboard boxes only, whereby the cardboard is made out of >90% recycled paper.

Furthermore, you will find multiple products per package, which also significantly reduces the amount of packaging per product.

Our objective is to continue increasing the proportion of packaging that is recyclable, reusable or compostable..

End-of-Life considerations are a relatively new thought in the world of cleaning equipment – performance, application and costs were paramount. However, sustainability should not stop before any end-of-life considerations and are part of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis, we conduct for most of our product categories. It is clear, that also regulations on waste (e.g. infectious cleaning textiles) come into play.

Here are some examples from our product range:
Vileda Professional sponge cloths are made from cellulose-based materials which are biodegradable under appropriate disposal conditions, independent biodegradibility data is available on request.

Many of our products are mono-materials or can be easily disassembled into them, making them designed to facilitate recycling where suitable recycling infrastructure exists.

Plastica Seconda Vita label

All Vileda Professional Origo 2 containers in anthracite colour are now “Plastica Seconda Vita”-certified to contain minimum 50% of recycled plastic.

The „Plastica Seconda Vita“ label is an environmental product certification system dedicated to products derived from the recycling of consumer plastic waste. We have decided to underpin our environmental efforts by using this label, which places emphasis on complete traceability.

The official Ecolabel of the Nordic countries was introduced in 1989 and has been a leader ever since. Products carrying the Nordic Swan Ecolabel have been assessed against environmental and performance criteria established by the scheme. Over 40 Vileda Professional products already carry this well-known international label since over 10 years.