ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME:
The goals of P. Rotola-Pukkila Oy's environmental
programme are environmentally sound long-term strategies for
waste treatment, energy policy and use of raw materials and
fittings.
1. WASTE TREATMENT
Packaging waste
Practically all packaging is manufactured by the company. We
mainly purchase raw materials that only require a minimum amount
of packaging materials. We sort and collect all used cardboard
and paper for recycling. Metal rails are shredded, stored and
sent for recycling. Plastic packaging materials are sorted and
partially re-used as padding in export packages.
Production waste
All our production waste can be burnt and it is all used in
producing our own energy.
Other waste
Only very small amounts of any other waste are produced.
Hazardous waste
As a result of the nature of our production, only very small
amounts of hazardous waste are produced. We sort all hazardous
waste and deliver it to Säiliö Cistern PUTS Ab Oy.
Our transport machinery oils are sorted into black oils and
oil filters into solid oil waste. Used car batteries are sorted
and stored before they are shipped for further processing.
All clear oils are sorted for re-use.
Neon lamps and batteries are sorted and delivered to Säiliö
Cistern PUTS Ab Oy.
We use modern, UV hardened lacquers and stains and water
soluble stains, so very few solvents come from washing lacquers
and stains. We sort water and solvent based waste and deliver
them to Säiliö Cistern PUTS Ab Oy.
2. USE OF ENERGY
Heating energy
We get all our heating energy from our factory's wastewood.
The wastewood is incinerated in two modern incinerators. In
addition, we collect the heat energy from discharged air with
heat transporters. We also use wastewood to produce heat energy
for the manufacturing process.
Electricity
We have two generators. One is used to produce the day-time
electricity during the winter, the other is used in the energy
production of the surface finishing line. All excess heat from
the generators is collected, so the energy benefit ratio is
excellent.
3. RAW MATERIALS AND ACCESSORIES
We prefer to purchase raw materials from reliable, preferably
domestic suppliers that take environmental matters into
consideration. All our raw materials comply with E1 norms as a
very minimum requirement.
Veneer
About half of the veneer we use is domestic birch. Beech, oak
and mahogany are purchased from reliable suppliers. We sort the
veneers so that a minimal percentage goes to waste.
Particle board
We purchase all our particle board from Finnish suppliers.
Particle board can be manufactured from wood chips from the
sawmill industry, so the use of particle board favours
ecological and energy-efficient use of raw materials.
Glues
We purchase all our glues from the Finnish company
Kiilto Oy. In
our opinion, the company takes good care of environmental
matters. We only use water-soluble glues.
Lacquers
The lacquers are supplied by the Swedish company,
Becker-Arcroma-Klintens Ab. Our surface finishing line uses
water-based stains and completely solvent-free UV hardened
lacquers.
Packaging
All our products are delivered in recyclable cardboard boxes.
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