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OKIA RECEIVES THE INTERTEK
GREEN LEAF MARK
OKIA strengthens its commitment to sustainability
and has recently been awarded the Intertek Green
Leaf Mark, a consumer product and systems verification
that confirms your environmental claims have
been independently verified and can thus be used to
enhance the marketability of your product.
The certification comes as a result of the company’s
development of BIO-RPET, a revolutionary material
that embraces the 3R eco concept (recycle / reduce
/ recover) and takes form in RESHAPE, an upcycling
eyewear collection crafted exclusively from 5 water
bottles to produce 1 pair of eyeglasses. The RESHAPE
collection is made of 100% recycled PET material, a
petroleum-based product that is globally known as
safe, lightweight and flexible. This material is also
100% BPA free and allows the production of frames
with a high impact resistance. The upgraded version
of RESHAPE can ultimately break down into carbon
dioxide, water and biomass after a 5-year biodegradation
process.
With the Intertek Green Leaf Mark, manufacturers
can provide business clients and consumers with the
confidence that the environmental claims concerning
their product(s) have been verified by an international,
independent third-party testing, auditing and certification
body in terms of Biodegradability, Recycled
Content and ECO Claim (referred to verifying the
chemical components).
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