Cardboard is the largest single constituent of municipal solid waste. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that nearly 30 million tons of cardboard containers were generated as waste in 1995.
We at Cat Claws Inc. have strived to do our part for the environment by using the best materials made available to us. All our scratchers are made from 30% recycled material and are 100% recyclable.
The glue
we use to bond our scratchers is water based, comprising of mainly dextrin (sugar) which is non-toxic. The inks we use for our graphics are soy based and safe for the environment also.
Our corrugated "scrap" pieces are an excellent source of fibre for recycling. They can be compressed and baled for cost effective transport to anywhere in need of fibre for papermaking. The baled boxes are put in a hydropulper which is a large vat of warm water for cleaning and processing. The pulp slurry is then used to make new paper and fiber products.
Mill and corrugator scrap is the cleanest source for recycling. The high rates of of post-consumer recycling reflect the efficiency of recycling mills to clean and process the incoming materials. Several technologies are available to sort, screen, filter, and chemically treat the recycled paper.
Many extraneous materials are readily removed. Twine, strapping, etc are removed from the hydropulper by a "ragger". Metal straps and staples can be screened out or removed by a magnet. Film-backed pressure sensitive tape stays intact: the PSA adhesive and the backing are both removed together.
Cat Claws Inc is a very environmentally conscious company and we're doing our best to help the environment with the manufacturing processes we have in place. Look for our environmentally friendly logo throughout the web site.
Cat Claws Inc. has been using Certified Organic Catnip since 1986.
Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, food processors, retailers and restaurants. Requirements vary from country to country, and generally involve a set of production standards for growing, storage, processing, packaging and shipping.
- avoidance of synthetic chemical inputs (e.g. fertilizer, pesticides, antibiotics, food additives, etc) and genetically modified organisms;
- use of farmland that has been free from chemicals for a number of years (often, three or more);
- keeping detailed written production and sales records (audit trail);
- maintaining strict physical separation of organic products from non-certified products;
- undergoing periodic on-site inspections.
Cat Claws Inc. is a part of the Green Business Alliance.
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