WorldStar Winner: Made from used copy paper! High performance cushioning material

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Made from used copy paper! High performance cushioning material

Company:

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

www.epson.jp/

Country: Japan

Category: Electronics

We have developed high performance cushioning material made from used copy paper.
Its shock absorption performance is equivalent to expanded polystyrene.
Furthermore, this material is recyclable.
This material is made using our proprietary ‘Dry Fiber Technology’, which is a technology that fiberizes and molds the product using almost no water.
For practical use,　the cushioning part is made of this cushioning material, and the holder part to fix it is made of collapsible corrugated cardboard that can be easily disassembled.
No adhesive is used for assembly.
Therefore, the whole is recyclable.
This material achieved sustainable production and consumption through resource recycling.
We were recognized for our technology and environmental activities.

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It has features in terms of shock absorption, raw material and recyclability.
＜Shock absorption＞
It has shock absorption properties equivalent to high-performance cushioning materials like EPS.
There is no need to change the cushioning distance, the size of carton boxes is same.
＜Raw　material＞
As we　are printer manufacturer, the raw material is used copy paper.
＜Recyclability＞
This cushioning material can be recycled into paper through standard　recycling system.

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