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    A Huge Sustainable Opportunity You're Missing

    Fri, Apr 05, 19

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    It’s pretty easy to think of typical company sustainability practices, no straws, don’t print unless necessary and reduce unnecessary packaging. It’s a lot harder to step back, think outside the box and recognise less-mainstream opportunities to make sustainable changes.

    It’s your lucky day because we’ve got a great sustainability idea for you - disposable gloves!

    Yes, at first it sounds like an oxymoron. No, we’re not kidding. Think of the opportunity. Every company in the food industry uses disposable gloves - thousands of them every single day! Gloves are a food safety necessity and mandated by the FDA. They are not recyclable. That does not mean we can’t do them better.

    A MORE SUSTAINABLE GLOVE

    The idea of a more sustainable glove is two-fold. In addition to making your staff happy with a great glove that works, you get credit for presenting a creative idea that will reduce your business’ glove use, waste and overall environmental impact.

    HOW DOES IT WORK?

    The overall concept is that a stronger but thinner glove, like our Light & Tough nitrile gloves, will decrease:

    • Glove Use
      - Strong gloves have lower failure rates = reduced usage

    • Waste
      - Stronger gloves = Fewer gloves used and discarded
      - Thinner gloves = reduced waste weight

    • Water Use
      - Fewer gloves used requires fewer gloves to be made (glove manufacturing is a water intense process)

    • Packaging
      - Thinner gloves require smaller boxes

    • Carbon Emissions
      - Smaller boxes pack and ship more efficiently, allowing more gloves to be shipped by fewer vehicles
      - Reduced usage = reduced container shipments

    Calculate your sustainability and environmental impact savings through better quality & cost-effective glove choices.

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    I CAN'T SACRIFICE FOOD SAFETY!

    A more sustainable glove initiative is a straightforward concept, but the glove still has to work, right? Correct, Eagle gloves can do both! High-quality materials and processes produce high-quality gloves that provide superior food safety, as certified by our third-party proprietary tests.

    CAN I AFFORD IT?

    Let’s talk cost, that’s important. It has to fit in your budget. High-quality gloves can cost more than cheap disposable gloves. True. But using fewer gloves allows a company to order fewer gloves. From our experience, we’ve typically been able to upgrade a customer to a better and more sustainable glove while remaining cost-neutral. 

    BONUS #1: NO CHANGES TO WORKER PROCESS

    Changes are hard to implement. Using a more sustainable glove will allow your company to reduce its environmental impact without retraining your staff or implementing any new processes.

    BONUS #2: CUSTOMERS CARE

    Consumers care about sustainability. They will appreciate your new initiative.

    Curious about a more sustainable disposable glove? Let’s talk.

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