{"id":4777,"date":"2020-02-14T17:23:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T16:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currenttrends.fr\/?p=4777"},"modified":"2020-03-16T15:18:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:18:34","slug":"consigne-aurore-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currenttrends.fr\/en\/ecologie-environnement\/consigne-aurore-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurore Market launches recyclable deposit to reduce the use of plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The famous online organic shop Aurore Market<\/a> wants to go further in its ecological approach by setting up a system of reusable and recyclable lockers, to fight against plastic packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Plastic packaging: a scourge little mastered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before entering more details on the Aurore Market<\/a>, I must make a point on the alarming situation of the use of plastic, in France and in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plastic waste discharged by the sea<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In France, more than 4.5 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced per year, including 80,000 tonnes which are lost each year to nature, according to the 2017 ADEME report<\/a>. Globally, each year, around 300 million tonnes of plastic packaging are produced and 8 million end up in the oceans, according to Greenpeace<\/a>. Ces tonnes de d\u00e9chets plastiques perdues dans la nature mettront entre 400 et 1000 ans \u00e0 se d\u00e9composer, et entra\u00eeneront par la m\u00eame occasion la pollution des eaux et de l’air, la disparition d’animaux, la destruction des coraux, etc…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of all the plastic waste sorted in France, only 25% is recycled, the rest is either burned to produce energy (67.5%), or landfilled (7.5%), according to the 2017 ADEME report<\/a>. This is due to the fact that not all plastics are recyclable, and that for certain types of recyclable plastics, we do not have the right economic model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faced with this alarming observation Aurore Market<\/a> has decided to broaden its ecological action by taking up the old concept of deposit and rethinking it for a use suited to our distribution methods and the current economic model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aurore Market locker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The deposit is not a new concept. The first instructions appeared in several countries around the 19th century. In France, it was not until the 1950s that the deposit developed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This practice did not last long since the use of the deposit gradually and greatly disappeared from the 1990s. It is a shame, because the deposit saves 75 % of primary energy compared to recycling, and 33 % of water, according to the newspaper Le Monde<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If no law requires companies to use instructions or limit the use of plastic, Aurore Market<\/a> intends to take things in hand by implementing a simple and practical system of instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Aurore Market lockers will be made of recyclable stainless steel. This material has the advantage of not breaking and being light for transport. According to Aurore Market estimates, the deposit can be used about 40 times before being recycled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Instructions will be used for all products sold in bulk. On this occasion, Aurore Market plans to expand its range of bulk products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Aurore Market locker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Manual<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The operation is very simple. Here are the steps in the supply chain, the prices and the shelf life of the lockers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life cycle stages of Aurore Market lockers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Products from organic producers are transported in large quantities to the Aurore Market warehouses.<\/li>
  2. The ordered products are put in deposit and then delivered to the customer.<\/li>
  3. Once the products have been consumed, the lockers can be returned to the nearest relay point.<\/li>
  4. The lockers are collected by Aurore Market. They are then cleaned, restocked and shipped to the following customers.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Prices of Aurore Market lockers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n