Environment

With four essential points we want to show that for our project The 3D Object the environment plays a central role. One of the most important guiding principles of our team is: "A sustainable use of the resources of our home planet". This value concept has been represented from the beginning and is also lived in this way. Customers, partners, employees and also people in the private surrounding shall get a feeling for the forms in which The 3D Object is committed to the greatest possible sustainability. In the blog post you can read about the steps we have already taken to achieve this. From the first touch to the delivery of your order: The 3D Object thinks and acts sustainably.

Electricity
First on our list: Electricity. Without electricity, life in general and our work in particular would be very difficult. We produce all of our products on site, so we need quite a bit of electricity for our 3D printers. We have found a sustainable solution for this, 100 percent of our electricity comes from Austrian production and is a mix of domestic hydropower and green energy. In our offices, we also pay great attention to saving electricity, for example by using devices that are as energy efficient as possible and consciously switching off devices so that they do not consume electricity unnecessarily in standby mode. You can also get into the habit of doing this at home.

Material
A very important point for us is also the material from which we manufacture our products. What can we use so that our articles are as gentle as possible for humans, animals and the environment? Almost all of the materials we use are food safe. We purchase these from extrudr in Austria and can say with a clear conscience that the quality is right. Since we use a wide variety of materials with different properties in the production of our articles, each material has its own advantages:

• BioFusion
  • BioFusion is a new generation of special bio-based materials. The printed parts have an intense, metallic shine. Other important features are:
    • FDA compliant (may come into contact with food)
    • RoHS compliant
    • REACH compliant
    • free from silicones
    • recyclable
• GreenTEC Pro
  • GreenTEC Pro is the ecologically safe alternative to conventional materials and consists of 100% renewable raw materials. Other important features are:
    • FDA compliant (may come into contact with food)
    • RoHS compliant
    • REACH compliant
    • free from silicones
    • degradable according to ISO 14885
• PETG
  • Polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) is one of the world's best-known thermoplastic polymers and is also used for drinks bottles, for example. Other important features are:
    • FDA compliant (may come into contact with food)
    • RoHS compliant
    • REACH compliant
    • free from silicones
    • can be used for toys
    • fire retardant according to UL 94 V-2
• PETG
  • Polylactic Acid (PLA) is made from a renewable biopolymer. The printed parts have a matte, smooth surface. Other important features are:
    • FDA compliant (may come into contact with food)
    • RoHS compliant
    • REACH compliant
    • free from silicones
    • can be used for toys
    • biodegradable according to EN 13432

Packaging
To ensure that our products find their way safely to your home, we have also thought about the packaging. We do not believe in a senseless amount of plastic waste per package, so we only use cardboard boxes! As filling material, we only use things that are made from renewable raw materials and are recyclable. Thus, you save a lot of plastic waste and we do something good for the environment!

Shipping
Once your order is sustainably packaged, it just needs to be shipped. We also want to handle this as environmentally friendly as possible. Therefore, The 3D Object ships with the Austrian Post, which ensures that our packages are delivered CO2 neutral within Austria.

We hope that reading this has given you a sense of the steps we take in our business to ensure that we are as environmentally friendly as possible. We are not perfect yet, but it is important to us as a regional company to be a role model for our customers, partners and also employees. Everyone can and may think about our environment and together we do something good for the environment. Of course, we are looking forward to further ideas and suggestions on how we can work even more environmentally friendly in the future!