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Why is Tontine Insulation so Environmentally friendly?

  • Tontine Insulation helps achieve 6 star energy rating
  • Min. 80% recycled polyester fibre used in production of
    Tontine Insulation’s environmentally friendly insulation
  • All of Tontine Insulation's Thermal Insulation & Acoustic
    Insulation products are recyclable
  • Tontine Insulation is environmentally friendly insulation
    because it contains no harmful chemicals, resins, or formaldehyde
  • Tontine Insulation is certified GREEN TAG GOLD PLUS

*Tontine Insulation is Now Certified GREEN TAG GOLD PLUS*

You can TRUST TONTINE even more with the assurance our products have been labeled with the GREEN TAG GOLD PLUS accreditation from Ecospecifier Global. Green TagTM is a third party independent green product rating system designed to evaluate the ecological impact of a product through rigorous testing and Life Cycle Assessment.


Tontine Insulation products were rated for Health and Ecotoxicity, Biodiversity, Life Cycle Assessment score, GHG and Social Responsibility. The products achieved a rating of 0.0 for Health and Ecotoxicity meaning Tontine insulation has virtually no chemicals or toxins harmful to health. This is particularly beneficial for buildings where allergy or asthma sufferers are a concern.

Because of our high rating, architects, specifiers, builders and designers are able to earn Green Star credit points when using Tontine Insulation products, allowing projects to achieve a higher overall Green Star rating.

For more information please visit ecospecifier.org

 

Environmentally Friendly Insulation

Tontine Insulation is committed to producing environmentally friendly insulation to ensure the sustainability of the environment. This commitment extends throughout the supply chain and includes eco friendly insulation production processes, selection of materials, distribution network, and the recycling of manufacturing and/or product offcuts.

All new buildings must meet Government 6 star energy ratings and eco friendly insulation is a vital part of this.

Why is Tontine environmentally friendly?

  • All Tontine Insulation products are environmentally friendly as they are designed to increase the comfort of your environment and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy consumption in homes, offices and other commercial buildings.
  • All of Tontine Insulation's products are eco friendly insulation and recyclable as they are made from a minimum of 83% recycled post-consumer fibres.
  • No chemicals, adhesives, resins or formaldehyde is used to manufacture Tontine Insulation eco friendly insulation products.
  • Tontine Insulation works closely with charities and other manufacturers to collect and recycle cotton, wool and polyester fabrics.
  • Tontine Insulation uses state of the art energy efficient production processes in order to maximise efficiency and minimise energy use.
  • Tontine Insulation offers a nationwide footprint in order to reduce the cost and impact of transport for the supply of eco friendly insulation products to customers across Australia.
  • Tontine Insulation has an active waste management programs in place to minimize the generation and disposal of production waste to landfill. The majority of waste materials are recycled by Tontine Insulation or by our recycling partners.
  • Tontine Insulation offers a product stewardship program that allows all customers to return production and consumer goods packaging to Tontine Insulation for recycling.

For more information on environmentally friendly insulation, please see our Environmental Data Sheet.
 

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