Our Commitment to Sustainability and the Environment
Our Commitment
Wherever possible, we have taken measures to source our materials, supplies, and ingredients from sustainably minded vendors and small or local businesses. Beyond our partnerships, the design of our system maintains heat transfer efficiency, no matter how big or small our distillation batches run.
The Fuels We Use
When we distill Culinary Solvent, we must first generate steam. We use natural gas in our onsite low pressure steam boiler, which is significantly more efficient than their fuel oil counterparts.
Sustainable Shipping Materials
Wherever possible, we have taken measures to source our shipping and packing materials from sustainably minded vendors, with a focused switch to ensuring our materials are as close to 100% previously recycled and/or 100% recyclable in easy-to-find community recycling programs. Note: due to the hazardous material (hazmat) nature of some of our materials, it can be difficult to achieve 100% recyclability.
Bill of Materials
We have assembled a bill of materials to provide additional details on the materials used to ship Culinary Solvent, providing our customers with a resource to assist them in reusing, re-purposing, or recycling the materials used to ship their orders. Below you will find some key terms that will help you understand some of the lingo in our Bill of Materials. Download the Culinary Solvent Bill of Materials PDF.
Bill of Materials Key Terms
Post-consumer waste: Post-consumer waste refers to recycled content that comes from materials that have already used by an end consumer or business. Printed copy paper, shipping boxes, milk cartons, and water bottles that have been used and then put into the recycling stream are all examples of post-consumer waste.
Post-industrial waste (sometimes referred to as pre-consumer waste): Post-industrial waste refers to scraps and other waste material generated by the manufacturing process itself. For example, a paper mill may end up with unsellable paper scraps. If they repulp and reincorporate these scraps into a new batch paper, this would be post-industrial waste.
Post-consumer waste is an ecologically preferred input; however, most 100% recycled materials have a combination of post-consumer and post-industrial waste, because the post-industrial waste provides some needed strength, texture and consistency.
Curbside recyclable: Curbside recycling programs are all very unique. Some accept dozens of materials, while others only accept a few. When we identify something as curbside recyclable, we mean that the vast majority of curbside recycling programs in the US seem to accept the product.
Recyclable with thin film: Most grocery and big box stores in the US have a bin for “plastic bag recycling” at or near their entrance. When something is said to be recyclable with thin film, it means that the item can be recycled in these bins. The film should be clean and dry before depositing it into a bin.
We have assembled a bill of materials to provide additional details on the materials used to ship Culinary Solvent, providing our customers with a resource to assist them in reusing, re-purposing, or recycling the materials used to ship their orders.