THE IMPORTANCE OF USING CIRCULAR RAW MATERIALS
In a circular economy, things are used for as long as possible.When they break, they are repaired, remade into something else, or recycled.
COMPARISON OF VIRGIN RAW MATERIALS
In the example below, you first see a comparison of the production of one kilo of palm oil and one kilo of rapeseed oil. As you can see, palm oil has 10 kg of CO2 per kilo, while rapeseed oil has 2 kg of CO2 per kilo, but the CO2 emissions of both oils come mostly from the cultivation itself, that is, when we produce the raw material. So it matters which raw material we choose, but both oils have a predominant share of CO2 from production.
Västerbottenssåpa is a circular product. It is made from rapeseed oil that has already been used once, purified, and saponified into soap. So we don't use any new oil raw material for our soap but reuse already produced rapeseed oil. This means that no virgin fat raw material is produced for our sake, and we have therefore removed that part in the diagram for soap. The other emissions needed during production are included under saponification and packaging.
When we produce soap, emissions also occur, albeit very small. We use electricity, transport, and packaging in as sustainable and climate-smart a way as we can.We are constantly working to reduce our footprint. For example, we have replaced some of our bottles with POP-prevented ocean plastic, plastic that has been picked up from beaches to prevent it from ending up in the oceans. We are working to replace all plastic with POP.
The calculations are made using: sustainability.alpla.com,
carboncloud.com, miljofordon.se, climatehero.me, postnord.se. We work
constantly to update figures and make more accurate calculations.
We are constantly working to update the calculations to make them as accurate as possible.
We would also like to thank Inlandets teknikpark and Heligfjäll Ekosystems' sustainability consultant for Circular Business Models for reviewing our calculations.
Västerbottenssåpa - environmentally friendly cleaning products
Västerbottensåpa is produced in Vilhelmina, Sweden, from recycled rapeseed oil according to a basic recipe from 1926. It does not harm you or nature and recycles used oil from selected restaurants - oil that would otherwise end up as waste.
- By using our natural and readily biodegradable soap, you reduce the amount of harmful chemicals in your home.
- By reusing the spray bottle and refilling with our small refill packs, you reduce the use of plastic.
- 45% of the world's total emissions come from people's way of producing new raw materials. By choosing Västerbottenssåpa, which is a recycled product, you contribute to the transition to a circular economy and reduced emissions. Thank you for participating in the climate transition work.
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Questions and answers
1. Why is circularity even important?
Answer: 45% of all emissions come from humans' way of producing new raw materials.
2. Isn't transport the biggest "culprit"?
Answer: No, the production of raw materials is a much larger source of emissions.
3. Isn't tall oil also a circular product?
Answer: No, it is a residual product from the production of new paper raw material.
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