With our Heavy Duty cardboard packaging, it will be easier for you to achieve your environmental goals – without compromising on quality.

Sustainability is definitely on our customers agenda, and it is only becoming more and more important. That is why we help our customers choose a packaging solution that both protects the product as best as possible and at the same time protects the environment.

REUSE AND RECYCLING

If a product can only be used once, it is difficult to integrate it into environmentally friendly production. That is why we have developed a product that is so strong that it can be reused many times. In fact, several of our customers have been reusing our products for over 10 years!

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If a cardboard box is only used once due to exporting, it is a huge advantage that our products can be recycled 100% and made into new packaging after use.

LOWER CO2 FOOTPRINT

The choice of packaging used for transport is often between cardboard boxes, plywood boxes or pallet frames, which is why in 2024 we have had a life cycle analysis done of these 3 products by the screening company MÅLBAR.

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The three export packaging solutions that have been investigated are:

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A Heavy Duty Corrugated Box
A plywood box
A box consisting of 3 pallet frames

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All three solutions have the same dimensions (1200 x 800 x 600 mm).

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If you compare the packaging after being used once, the result looks like this:

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Heavy Duty corrugated box:aa50 kg CO2eq
Plywood box:aaaaaaaaaaaaaa170 kg CO2eq
3 pallet frames:aaaaaaaaaaa.a143 kg CO2eq

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The table below also shows how the CO2 footprint per use is if the packaging is reused up to 20 times. Even if a cardboard box is only reused 5 times, the CO2 footprint per use is still significantly lower than plywood boxes and pallet frames, respectively, w3hich are recycled 20 times.

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FSC-CERTIFIED CARDBOARD HAS A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER CO2 FOOTPRINT

The figures above are calculated based on ordinary, virgin Heavy Duty corrugated cardboard, but it is possible to get an even more environmentally friendly solution if you use a HD quality which is produced of recycled cardboard and/or FSC-certified cardboard.

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For example, the life cycle analysis shows that by choosing FSC-certified cardboard, you can reduce the CO2 footprint by 30% more. This corresponds to an FSC-certified Heavy Duty cardboard box used once lowering from 50 to 35 kg CO2eq.

Environmentally friendly energy sources

In addition to focusing on making products that can be reused and recycled, we constantly try to take small steps to make a difference. Our entire energy consumption for both production and heating come from environmentally friendly energy sources.

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Therefore, we can also present an energy certificate from our supplier.
Beyond that, we are inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals – for instance regarding responsible consumption and production.

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If you want to know more about Farusa's sustainable packaging solutions, you can contact us on +45 4434 0999 or at emballage@farusa.dk. We can meet digitally or in person, depending on what suits you best.