BONTEX® is committed to being an exemplary corporate citizen in the global community.
LATEX: Elimination of natural latex in BONTEX® products while assuring adhesion strength
ENERGY EFFICIENCY: The continuous effort to conserve natural resources to achieve both cost savings and assure a sound environment for tomorrow through the planned utilization of bio-mass fuels.
WATER: Manage/process water usage and wastewater discharge quality to achieve near zero impact on the receiving stream.
AIR: Achieve emissions well below the requirement of the clean air act and our operating permit.
SOLID WASTE: Continuously work to reduce solid waste, minimizing our need for land fill use.
ASBESTOS REMOVAL:BONTEX® has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to eliminate asbestos in our manufacturing facilities. BONTEX® is committed to a safe and environmentally friendly workplace.
Elimination of Natural Latex
BONTEX® Initiatives:
Concerns with allergic reactions to natural latex led to the reformation of BONTEX® products to eliminate any potential skin irritations.
Concurrently BONTEX® tracked product test results to assure that all adhesion properties were maintained.
Customer Benefits:
Adherence to customer guideline initiatives at the factory level assists BONTEX® in retention of customers and growth of company.
No reduction in adhesion bonding characteristics to maintain customer quality standards.
BONTEX® Commitment to Energy Efficiency
BONTEX® Commitments:
Reduction of energy costs.
Replacement of a less efficient boiler has increased efficiency and allowed BONTEX® to operate on natural gas - a more cost effective fuel.
Concurrently working to develop and implement a bio-mass boiler permitting usage of lower cost renewable waste fuel.
Customer Benefits:
Enable BONTEX® to meet customer requirements while in compliance with environmental responsibilities and achieving cost efficiency.
Challenge all BONTEX® suppliers to achieve efficiency in which customers and the environment can benefit.
Explore new and innovative technologies to assure compliance with environmental and customer guidelines.
BONTEX® Commitment to Water Treatment
BONTEX® Commitments:
Innovative state-of-the-art waste water treatment system which eliminates toxicity, minimizes BOD, and controls phosphates and nitrates.
Use of RECYCLED® baby food by-product as a food for the microbes in SBC reactors, reducing toxicity in waste.
Optimized process flow for solids removal, reducing chemical and water usage, and lowering discharges into the river.
Customer Benefits:
Improve production capabilities to exceed customer material requirements and limit environmental impact of our products.
Innovative approach to reducing environmental waste and toxicity.
Reduces demand for chemicals, increases throughput capacity, and assists in cost control, and reduces environmental impact.
BONTEX® Commitment to Clean Air Emissions
BONTEX® Commitments:
Operate well below the standard for air emissions for power generation.
Customer Benefits:
Complete compliance with customer guidelines and government regulations.
Contributes to cost savings while benefiting the environment.
BONTEX® Environmentally Friendly "Green" Products
BONTEX® Commitments:
All products exceed the requirements of customer guidelines.
BONTEX® products are made from elemental chlorine free material with portion of raw material totally chlorine free.
Continuously develop processes to use RECYCLED® materials.
New product efforts targeting sustainability, recovery of waste, and use of RECYCLED® fibers
Customer Benefits:
Assures consistency of materials as mandated by customer guidelines.
Compliance with customer guidelines and government regulations.
Contributes to both cost reduction and environmental initiatives.
Contributes to consistency of materials that reduce customer, factory, and consumer returns.
