Baleària and Cabreiroá have recycled more than 7.000 kg of plastic to create tables, chairs and benches for the outdoor terraces of some ships of the shipping company, such as the Abel Matutes and more recently the Martín i Soler, which also sail on natural gas, a fuel cleaner.
"Before being a table, I was a bottle." With that message, this circular economy initiative in terrace furniture is reported. The use of this recycled material with a wood appearance is prepared to withstand 30 years, and has also meant to stop emitting 13.700 Kg of CO2, according to data from Ecoembes. The Hijos de Rivera company, owner of the Cabreiroá brand, provides Baleària of water bottles to consume on board. Once these containers are used, a specialized supplier recycles them and transforms them into furniture.
Baleària and Cabreiroá share common values in their commitment to sustainability, and both firms have become a fundamental axis of their strategy, placing themselves at the forefront of their respective sectors for their efforts to be more eco-efficient and generate a positive impact on their environment.
This project is an example of collaboration between two committed brands that have joined forces to take an important step forward in terms of circularity and environmental awareness.
Hipólito Rodríguez, Director of On-Board Services at Baleària, explains: “The initial experience with the Abel Matutes ferry encouraged us to extend it to other ships, as it fits very well with our values and commitment to the environment”.
Emiliano Barelli, Industrial Director of Waters and Environmental Sustainability at Hijos de Rivera SAU, points out that “we use eco-design concepts for the development of our product packaging, which has allowed us to recycle and reuse our materials in a circular way in this initiative between Baleària and Cabreiroá ”.
What a good idea! It is a very illustrative example of the sense of recycling.
Congratulations !