Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth, 99% Biobased
Description
- Improve your operation's sustainability - this product is 99% biobased*.
- Handle all: oil, grease and water spills with ease using these multipurpose disposable cleaning cloths and simply your workstation set up
- Improve your operation's sustainability – this product packaging is made out of 100% recycled fibres and at least 30% recycled plastics.
Product and delivery data
Delivery data
Carbon emission
- Since 2011, we have reduced the carbon footprint on our exelCLEAN assortment by 28%.*****
Use and waste
- Optimise consumption and minimise waste with the one-at-a-time dispensing feature.
- Tork exelCLEAN Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth – cuts solvent consumption by up to 40%.**
- The cloths are suitable for repeated use, this helps to reduce consumption.
- Optimise consumption and minimise waste with the one-at-a-time dispensing feature.
- Cuts solvent consumption by up to 40%.******
- 20% less packaging waste.*******
Hygiene
- One-at-a-time improves hygiene, because the user touches only their own wiper.
- Tork exelCLEAN Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth reduces cleaning time up to 32% versus rags.***
- Refills are third-party verified for short-term food contact.
- Tork Easy Handling® ergonomic packaging for easier carrying, opening and disposal.
- One-at-a-time improves hygiene, because the user touches only their own wiper.
- Reduces cleaning time up to 32% versus rags.****
- Refills are third-party verified for short-term food contact.
- Tork Easy Handling® ergonomic packaging for easier carrying, opening and disposal.
Materials
- Biobased cleaning cloths includes Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth (99% biobased), Kitchen Cleaning Cloth (100% biobased) and Long-Lasting Cleaning Cloth (100% biobased).*
- FSC® certified refills – the wood-based fibre in the product has been responsibly sourced
- Inner packaging is made from at least 30% post-consumer recycled plastic.
- Outer packaging is made from 100% recycled cardboard fibres
- FSC® certified refills – the wood-based fibre in the product has been responsibly sourced
- The Biobased Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloth is made from 99% renewable fibres, certified by TUV Austria OK Biobased certification.
- Inner packaging is made from at least 30% post-consumer recycled plastic.
- Outer packaging is made from 100% recycled cardboard fibres.
References
*Biobased content certified by TUV Austria "OK Biobased"
**When cleaning with wipers vs rags and rentals. Panel test conducted by Swerea Research Institute, Sweden, 2014. Rental cloths, cotton rags and mixed rags were compared to Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloths
***Panel test conducted by Swerea Research Institute, Sweden, 2014. Rental cloths, cotton rags and mixed rags were compared to Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloths.
****Panel test conducted by Swerea Research Institute, Sweden, 2014. Rental cloths, cotton rags and mixed rags were compared to Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloths
*****Based on life-cycle assessment done by Essity and third-party verified in April 2021. Emission reduction vs assortment in 2011.
******When cleaning with wipers vs rags and rentals. Panel test conducted by Swerea Research Institute, Sweden, 2014. Rental cloths, cotton rags and mixed rags were compared to Tork Heavy-Duty Cleaning Cloths.
*******Versus previous version; calculated per pound/kg/ton of product, 2021.
Tork exelCLEAN™ cloths
Raw materials
Cellulose pulp
Polyester
Polypropylene
Functional agents or additives
Cellulose Pulp
Cellulose pulp is produced either from softwood or hardwood coming from responibly managed forests. The wood chips are boiled together with chemicals to remove the lignin between the fibres. The pulp is TCF (Totally Chlorine Free) or ECF (Elementary Chlorine Free) bleached in order to achieve a clean, bright and strong product, but also to increase the hygienic and absorbent qualities.
Polyester
Polyester fibre is produced from terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol, which react through condensation to polyester resin. The molten resin is spun to fibres through spinnerets and cooled with air. The fibres are then cut to intended fibre length.
Polypropylene
Polypropylene or polypropene is a thermoplastic polymer made from oil. The moten resin is spun to endless fibres through spinnerets and cooled by air. The fibres form a web.
Functional agents and additives
Functional additives could be wet strength agent, antistatic agent and wetting additives/tensides.
Food Contact
This product fulfills the legislative requirements for Food Contact materials, confirmed by external certification performed by a third party. The product is safe for wiping food contact surfaces and may also come occasionally into contact with foodstuffs for a short period of time.
Environmental certification
This product is certified for FSC®.
Packaging
Fulfilment of Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC): Yes
Article creation date and latest article revision
Date of issue: 02-07-2021
Revision date: 03-04-2025
Production
This product is produced at Suameer - NL mill and certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (Environmental management systems).
Essity Hygiene and Health AB, 405 03 GÖTEBORG, Sweden
References
Certified 99% biobased product, TUV Austria OK Biobased program
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