Sustainability
Sustainability through Resource Conservation
As a responsible company, Alpha Calcit places great importance on the careful use of natural resources. At the core of our daily operations, in addition to the highest quality standards for our mineral filler products, is the support of sustainability through resource protection.
Through targeted measures, we succeed in utilizing material waste from rock extraction in selected Alpha Calcit product lines with 100% pre-consumer recycled content. Our latest generation of certified, natural calcium carbonates CALCILIT® ECO G and ECOCARB® KA accordingly embraces the core idea “Sustainability from the very beginning” .
A perfect way to optimally prepare the end products in many application areas of construction chemistry, plastics, and paints & coatings from the very beginning for a sustainable product cycle.
Sustainability through Packaging Cycle
On the important topic of packaging, Alpha Calcit has been pursuing a clear course towards a circular economy for many years. Therefore, our products are transported either loosely as bulk material, in reusable kraft paper bags, or recyclable Q-Bags.
To systematically reduce packaging volumes, the Alpha Group relies on the RepaSack take-back system from Interzero Circular Solutions and Rigk.
Participation in the Rigk System for Packaging
Since Alpha Calcit products are classified as “non-hazardous,” the packaging units used for delivery can be returned to Rigk easily and free of charge after cleaning.
The return is carried out via collection points organized by Rigk and is recycled in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with the provisions of the Circular Economy Act (KrWG). In this way, the Alpha Group makes an important contribution to the resource-saving recycling of packaging materials.
Interzero Certificate for Alpha Calcit
In addition to participating in Rigk, the Alpha Group takes part in the Interzero circular economy program “RepaSack”. The RepaSack take-back system ensures that kraft paper bags are professionally recycled and returned to the material cycle.
The annually awarded Interzero certificate confirms Alpha Calcit’s achievements: It documents the specific primary raw materials and CO2 emissions saved through packaging recycling and demonstrates a measurable contribution to improving the CO2 footprint, as a further contribution to resource conservation and supporting the concept of sustainability in awareness of Alpha Calcit’s ecological values.
