We are the first business center in Poland where Tork PaperCircle is implemented – an innovative recycling service for used paper towels. Tork PaperCircle is the world’s first project to recycle recycled paper towels. It enables the implementation of circular economy in public facilities, which is crucial in terms of rational resource management.
Paper towels are currently the most popular method of drying hands, but only 1% of them are recycled today. After the implementation of Tork PaperCircle in Olivia, exactly 100% of the towels will be recycled and can be reused. The scale of the undertaking is considerable; Employees of companies with offices in similar facilities use more than 11 million paper towels annually. From now on, all towels that end up in the containers will be transported to Essity’s local factories and processed into new paper products.
This type of waste management has another important dimension. Thanks to its implementation, the reduction of CO2 consumption generated in connection with paper production will reach 40%.
– Olivia is eager to implement any innovations that are conducive to environmental protection, circular economy or improvement of the natural environment – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. – Tork PaperCircle is our next eco-friendly project. Recently, we have prepared a nesting house for the peregrine falcon, which has set its sights on the top of our tallest building, Olivia Star, and regularly lives there. Environmental responsibility is close to our hearts already at the design stage of each building; each of them is subject to strict BREEAM certification, obtaining grades ranging from Very Good to Excellent. -Adds.
“It is very important for us to promote such a policy among residents, hence the annual Olivia Eco award for companies whose projects contribute to the improvement of the natural environment. This year, the title was awarded together with the United Nations Global Compact. The awareness and activity of our residents in this area is impressive: in 2020, ABAX planted 100,000 trees, and in 2021, ZR Trade implemented a #ZeroWasteWorking project, assuming the introduction of good practices in everyday work, which not only contributed to more efficient management of resources, but also to the perfect integration of employees – says Bogusław Wieczorek.
