Pedalando por dois Países: Cyclist develops the 1st recycled bike rack Written by Vanderlei José Torroni (cyclist and designer)

domingo, 29 de novembro de 2015

Cyclist develops the 1st recycled bike rack Written by Vanderlei José Torroni (cyclist and designer)

During my visit to Tetra Pak for an evaluation of paper-based packaging boards, I debated with one of the engineers: “Why not a recycled bike rack?“. I cannot recall his answer but it was something like “we can check it out”.

After one year, precisely on the week of 7^th October, we produced the first bike rack of the world made of 100% paper-based recycled packaging. 1393 paper-based cartons were used during the production of one unit. At the time, we visited some companies that made it possible but with an impracticable cost. Others companies, believed it was an unthinkable design. However, we accomplished it.

Roughly, 1393 paper-based cartons are used to produce only one bike rack

Sustainability is a principle, a way of social awareness. For that matter, sustainability is relate to urban mobility through bike usage it is a dream to our society.

Through an unpublished productive process, it was used post-consumer recycled products and post-industrial products as raw material to manufacture the bike rack, highly resistance against vandalism and heat. This rack is more resistant than the regular carbon steel tubular bike rack. Believe me!

As a result, about 1393 cartons, weighing 28 grams each, are being removed from the environment. Their disposal would be on rivers, oceans and forests, polluting them all.

Sustainable bike rack is made of raw material that can be reused on productive process and it can once again be a new unit. For this reason, sustainable bike rack is 100% recycled and recyclable. We will produce it as “U” inverted model, not tubular, but massive or in dowel form.

Sustainable bike rack helps to preserve the environment and contributes to urban mobility. As a result, this is an ecological and innovative product that it will establish a great difference at the market: companies, authorities, cities and people, namely, to all who cares about proper waste disposal.

All eyes on urban mobility at Rio 2016 Olympics

Our project aspires to donate hundreds of units to Rio 2016 Olympics as well to the city of Rio de Janeiro, to be installed in every activity area. We are talking about half million of recycled paper-based packaging to produce these eco-friendly bike racks.

Olympics Games facilities will have 15 holders construction available to receive athletes and public, those whom choose to move around by bicycle as means of transport during the event. All structures will remain as a legacy to the city.

Picture 2 (legenda)

This material is more resistant than regular steel used on the production of conventional bike rack Tetra Pak Brazil made it possible the achievement of this project because of sustainable development sector support. It encourages the recycling market and it is as catalyst.

We intend to get sponsors to donate hundreds of units to install on where Rio 2016 Olympic facilities as well all the cities that would like to join to urban mobility and sustainability atmosphere. We can allocate hundreds of millions of packages of disposal and we can encourage the recycling market, preserving our planet. Most of global food industry companies work with paper-based packaging.