Glossary

From Customer Business Rules

Revision as of 01:01, 18 July 2009

Eco Friendly

Environmentally friendly (eco-friendly and nature friendly) are synonyms used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment. To make consumers aware, environmentally friendly goods and services often are marked with eco-labels. But because there is no single international standard for this concept, the International Organization for Standardization considers such labels too vague to be meaningful. So, if your customer inquires if we label our products as eco-friendly, you would use this as your response.

Current advertised Eco-Friendly products:

• 661
• 665
• 667
• 668
• 1067
• 3614
• 3617
• 5880
• 5888
• 5926
• 5927
• 6109
• 6146
• 6150

Bio-degradable

Biodegradation is the process by which organic substances are broken down by the enzymes produced by living organisms. . Organic material can be degraded aerobically, with oxygen, or anaerobically, without oxygen. Biodegradable matter is generally organic material such as plant and animal matter and other substances originating from living organisms, or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms.

Current advertised Bio-degradable products:

• 3617
• 3614
• 5888
• 5880
• 5926
• 5927
• 661
• 667

Recycled vs Recyclable

Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal.

Current products made from recycled material:

• 6109
• 6146
• 6150
• 665

Recyclable materials include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, and electronics. Materials to be recycled are either brought to a collection center or picked up from the curbside, then sorted, cleaned, and reprocessed into new materials bound for manufacturing.

Typical Products that can be recycled: All Non-Woven Products:

• 3035
• 3044
• 3042
• 3031
• 3037
• 3334
• 3351
• 3034
• 3041
• 3032
• 3036
• 3033
• 3030
• 3339
• 3367
• 3350
• 3074
• 3384
• 3371
• 3373
• 3313
• 3046
• 3038
• 3305
• 6581
• 6557
• 6550

What is "organic cotton"?

Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on the environment. Organic production systems replenish and maintain soil fertility, reduce the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers, and build biologically diverse agriculture.

Current items made from Organic Cotton: #1067

Polyethylene Terepthalate Glycol (PETG) Plastic Materials

Excellent transparency and high gloss surface - High Impact resistance, similar to polycarbonate -Sterilisable -Recyclable

Current items containing PETG Plastic: #5832, #5831, #5837, #5834, #5815, #5838, #5806, #5839, #5827 and #5827

Anti-pilling

Treatment of completion preventing fibers separating from/to each other and form forming cuddly toys on the surface of a textile.

Current products featuring Anti-pilling: #1078

Jute Material

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, family Tiliaceae.

Current Jute products are:

• 3614
• 3617

Note: Azo-free dye is used on both of these products.

PT Polyester

PT Polyester is "Polyester Taffeta" It refers to water resistant polyester