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PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Measuring environmental performance for the three main BIC® products
Approach: complete life cycle assessment Les résultats de la mesure par étapes du cycle de vie par la méthode Recipe end point (H/H) Europe
Raw materials Plastics and metals, from oil extraction through to the factory
Manufacturing Energy needed to mold plastic, form razor blades, assemble parts
Usage
Mainly transportation operations to deliver to stores
Water used during shaving What happens to the product once it is thrown away
BIC® Cristal® ballpoint pen
88 %
7%
4%
BIC® Maxi flint lighter
87 %
6%
5%
BIC® Classic single-blade shaver
83 %
11 %
4 %
-
-
-
(including usage)
End of life cycle
Distribution
-
1 %
2 % -
2 %
78 % -
BIC focuses on life cycle phases where it can take action. However, one must keep in mind that for shavers, the usage phase, when products are in the hands of consumers (also involving water, water heating and shaving cream packaging), is a major step, underlining the importance of consumer awareness of environmental issues.
Excerpt from BIC Sustainable Development Report, 2010, page 19
PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Measuring environmental performance for the three main BIC® products
Approach: complete life cycle assessment Les résultats de la mesure par étapes du cycle de vie par la méthode Recipe end point (H/H) Europe
Raw materials Plastics and metals, from oil extraction through to the factory
Manufacturing Energy needed to mold plastic, form razor blades, assemble parts
Usage
Mainly transportation operations to deliver to stores
Water used during shaving What happens to the product once it is thrown away
BIC® Cristal® ballpoint pen
88 %
7%
4%
BIC® Maxi flint lighter
87 %
6%
5%
BIC® Classic single-blade shaver
83 %
11 %
4 %
-
-
-
(including usage)
End of life cycle
Distribution
-
1 %
2 % -
2 %
78 % -
BIC focuses on life cycle phases where it can take action. However, one must keep in mind that for shavers, the usage phase, when products are in the hands of consumers (also involving water, water heating and shaving cream packaging), is a major step, underlining the importance of consumer awareness of environmental issues.
Excerpt from BIC Sustainable Development Report, 2010, page 19
