Recycling ClimaCell You can dispose of ClimaCell in one simple step. Put both panels in your home recycling bin, along with the cardboard shipping box in which they arrived. It's that easy. Here's what you don't do with ClimaCell: Don't tear off the outer paper. Don't put it in your home compost. Don't put it in the trash to go to landfill. Step 1: Easy to Collect and Sort The first question is: “can ClimaCell panels be collected and sorted correctly?” ClimaCell panels are brown, flat, and rigid. This structure allows them to glide over star screens at Material Recovery Facilities just like cardboard, ensuring it sorts properly. How2Recycle, a program of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, has given ClimaCell panels the “widely recyclable” Paper Insert designation. Step 2: Useful Input for Manufacturing The next question about recyclability is: “do paper fibers in ClimaCell liners provide valuable material in the making of new products?” The answer is Yes. ClimaCell is certified repulpable by Western Michigan University’s Pilot Plants Program, using the OCC-E Voluntary Standard testing protocols laid out by the Fibre Box Association and the American Forest & Paper Association. In the repulping process the starch in ClimaCell dissolves and the useful fibers from the kraft paper are retained for use in new paper-based products. In the Loop We work closely with Closed Loop Partners, an investment firm focused on supporting and developing products and practices that support a circular economy to ensure that ClimaCell meets all the needs of both MRFs and paper manufacturer companies. COMPOSTING ClimaCell liners are not compostable. Our goal in developing ClimaCell was to make a product that wouldn’t go to a landfill. When you look at the data, it’s clear that making a widely recyclable product is the best way to do that. 1300 Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in the US. 100 Industrial Composting Facilities in the US Recycling rate for paper waste in the US. Composting rate for food and non-yard waste in the US. Composting is great and we should do more of it. We will continue to explore compostable packaging in the future. When we developed ClimaCell, the data led us to recyclability as the best way to keep insulation out of landfills. Taking on EPS. Developing a replacement to EPS required us to develop a complete product that performs well, is affordable, and has a better environmental footprint. Renewable Inputs Packaging is important but it shouldn’t consume non-renewable resources from the planet. Rather than oil-based plastics, our product is 90% renewable starch and paper. Reduced Emissions According to information from our utility companies, EcoInvent database, and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, we estimate that the manufacturing process used to produce ClimaCell reduces CO2 emissions by an average of 65% compared to Styrofoam. Thermal Performance The most important thing is for our customers’ shipments to arrive cold and safe. That’s why we’ve invested so much in our ISTA certified transport lab to prove that ClimaCell offers all the protection our customers need. ClimaCell has protected over 40 million shipments and counting. At Scale Developing high performance packaging with a top-flight environmental profile doesn’t do much good if it’s expensive and slow to manufacture. We are able to produce millions of liners per month, and that number is growing. End of Life ClimaCell carries the 'Widely Recyclable' Paper Insert designation from How2Recycle®, which means it can go right your recycling bin, alongside the cardboard box it came in. FAQS Have more questions? Here are some answers to one's we get most frequently. ARE CLIMACELL LINERS COMPOSTABLE? WHAT IS IN CLIMACELL? WHERE DOES YOUR PAPER COME FROM? IS RECYCLING REAL? CAN IT STILL BE RECYCLED, EVEN WITH THE LAYER OF LLDPE? DOES IT CONTAIN WHEAT OR GLUTEN? CAN I EAT IT? CAN CLIMACELL PANELS BE RE-USED? WHAT IF MY LOCALITY SAYS IT CAN'T ACCEPT CLIMACELL FOR RECYCLING? GET IN TOUCH We introduced ClimaCell only two years ago and we’re constantly looking for ways to improve it. If you have more feedback for us, please leave us a message. FEEDBACK COMMENTS QUESTIONS PRAISE OBSERVATIONS CRITICISMS Your feedback matters. We're trying to build the best packaging company on Earth. In order to do so, we need to know what's working, and what's not. Please use the form below to let us know how your experience with our product has been. Name* First Last Email* What shipment did you receive our packaging in?* What's your feedback?* Message Us on Twitter Follow Us On Instagram — FEATURED IN — Home About ClimaCell Life Sciences Perishables Media Contact Careers Press Kit Shop Feedback Signup for Our Newsletter. Enter your email below to sign up for periodic newsletters about TemperPack. Email © 2020 TemperPack. All rights reserved | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions