Eagle is excited to have partnered with Revolution Bag, to assist customers in recycling a range of Eagle gloves and clothing products. Revolution Bag follows a closed-loop process, allowing customers to buy back the recycled material as trash liners. A great example of this is their partnership with Chipotle.
Sustainability at Chipotle: Gloves to Bags
9% of Chipotle's waste is film plastic and a vast majority of that ends up in landfills. This public goal is to divert 50% of their waste from landfills by 2020.
Chipotle must get creative if they care about what’s happening in their restaurants and the impact on the world.
So that’s where the core of this idea was born from.
- They collect used gloves from their restaurants and ship them to the facility in Salinas, CA
- They take those gloves and introduce them into their recycling process
- These then turn into post-consumer recycling pellets, which are ultimately turned into plastic bags
Chipotle use these trash bags right in their restaurant, closing the loop. They are creating change at scale, with every change they make in this industry, they can achieve massive results.
At Chipotle, they passionately care about their impact.
This gloves-to-bags program is one way of helping fulfill their promise of cultivating a better world.
Which Eagle Products can be Recycled with Revolution Bag?
- STRETCHPoly Gloves
- TPE Embossed Gloves
- Long Sleeve Smocks with Thumb loops
- Disposable Smocks
- Disposable Sleeved Smock
- Disposable Aprons
In addition to the Eagle products above, Revolution Bag can recycle any PE film, including stretch film and pallet covers.
Helping our customers improve their sustainability processes and outcomes is a focus for Eagle. Please contact the Eagle Team to discuss how Eagle can further assist your recycling goals, and help set up the process with Revolution Bag.
Reducing glove usage first is essential before recycling. Read about practical solutions for reducing your environmental impact through better glove choices.
