05.11.12
A disposable razor that’s good for the environment? Energizer’s Schick has seemed to answer that demand with the new Schick Xtreme3 Eco—the first disposable razor to use 100% recycled plastic in the production of its handle and 100% post-consumer paper in itspackaging, according to the company. Manufactured and shipped out of the company’s 99.9% landfill-free facility in Milford, CT, Schick estimates it will be saving over 103,000 pounds of virgin plastic material and 15,500 pounds of virgin paper from going into landfills each year by using recycled materials in the new razor.
“We know consumers are doing their part to live more sustainably, and we wanted to provide a simple way for them to do so with their shave,” said Suma Nagaraj, brand manager for Schick Xtreme3. “At Schick, we’re taking proactive steps to minimize the impact of our products and manufacturing processes on the environment, and we’re continually looking for ways to improve—creating this product was the next step in our journey.”
The intrigue of Xtreme3 Eco extends beyond its environmental impact to the story of each razor handle’s prior life. In order to have a more immediate impact on the environment, Schick chose to use post-consumer recycled plastic instead of other biodegradable or recycled materials. Among the items retrieved and recreated in the Eco razor handle are common household items like hangers, buckets and pails.
Overall, the recycling effort will save enough plastic each year to go up and down the Washington Monument more than 2,330 times.
“We know consumers are doing their part to live more sustainably, and we wanted to provide a simple way for them to do so with their shave,” said Suma Nagaraj, brand manager for Schick Xtreme3. “At Schick, we’re taking proactive steps to minimize the impact of our products and manufacturing processes on the environment, and we’re continually looking for ways to improve—creating this product was the next step in our journey.”
The intrigue of Xtreme3 Eco extends beyond its environmental impact to the story of each razor handle’s prior life. In order to have a more immediate impact on the environment, Schick chose to use post-consumer recycled plastic instead of other biodegradable or recycled materials. Among the items retrieved and recreated in the Eco razor handle are common household items like hangers, buckets and pails.
Overall, the recycling effort will save enough plastic each year to go up and down the Washington Monument more than 2,330 times.