Circular, lightweight desktop with the lowest CO2 emissions in the Netherlands.
TRIBOO and ECOR come to market in a joint development with an innovative lightweight desktop #GREENGRIDZ ECOR. Made from cellulose waste residues from old milk cartons, the CO2 footprint is 60% lower than traditional solid tops. The furniture panel is 60% lighter and CARB2 certified. With this, it meets the highest requirements, when it comes to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as FORMALDEHYDE.
The patented GRID combined with ECOR's material technology creates a circular, lightweight desktop with the lowest CO2 emissions in the Netherlands. It contains no harmful, toxic substances such as added FORMALDEHYDE. It requires fewer raw materials, is biodegradable and is made in the Netherlands.
TRIBOO functions as a bank that temporarily lends its valuable resources in the form of furniture to organizations. If changes in the organization or market mean that the customer needs to function differently and requires different furniture to facilitate this, TRIBOO gets the furniture back. For the new demand we then develop and produce other circular furniture from the same raw material. For example, a desk top can change into a kitchen, wall, flower box or again into a desk top. With a design based on the identity of the organization.
ECOR is a sustainable, 100% recycled material made from local waste streams. Natural fibres such as old paper, textiles and miscanthus are converted into a high-quality raw material. The material is versatile, biobased, non-toxic and fully recyclable. The material is multifunctional, strong, lightweight and can be shaped in many ways.
The feedstock for ECOR consists of biomass instead of fossil resources. The biomass comes from crops growing on land or in the sea. Residual streams from forestry, agriculture and recycled municipal waste. This gives ECOR two main advantages over fossil feedstocks. First, it can be converted into another product with maximum preservation of the high quality of the raw material and minimal production of waste. In addition, biomass is CO2 neutral because of its short carbon cycle. ECOR is 100% non-toxic, fully Cradle to Cradle (certified) and formaldehyde free.
ECOR is made of water and natural fibres using heat and pressure. No adhesives are used in the production process and 99% of the water used is recycled. The process is CO2 neutral. The production of, for example, office furnishings based on this sustainable material is clean and simple. The material can be cut with a laser and processed with tools. The production generates no waste. Sawdust goes back to the ECOR factory.
#GREENGRIDZ is used for various circular applications such as desk tops, furniture, cabinets, sliding doors, acoustic panels, wall systems, signage, thick floors, stands for trade fairs, shop fitting and interior decoration.