Environmental Policy
- HBC is committed to a policy which is sympathetic to protecting and preserving our environment. Not only with our products themselves, but with how we manufacture and package them.
- All the vegetable fibres used in our brushes are sourced from third world countries thus supporting their local communities.
- HBC has a FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Chain of Custody certification (TT/COC/001562) for wooden brush backs and other wooden products. This means that the raw material to produce these wooden parts can be traced back to an FSC certified forest. The non-FSC timber used by the company comes from managed forests or suppliers with other sustainable timber schemes (such as the German PEFC™ scheme).
- We encourage our customers where possible to change from buying brushes with fitted handles to threaded handles. Packaging is much smaller, reducing transport costs and carbon emissions.
- HBC strives to use a minimal amount of packaging materials and complies with all EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) packaging waste regulations. The weight of packaging per product is available on request.
- All plastic products manufactured by HBC comply with EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) recycling regulations.
- Energy and water consumption is a prime concern and air from our main extraction system is recycled back into the production building to reduce the loss of heat.
- HBC is committed to a policy which is sympathetic to environmental issues and strives to minimise adverse environmental impact at all stages of production and, where possible, we use environmentally harmonious components.
- The Company requires that all packaging received must be recycled.
- Our lighting in the main warehouse has been replaced with an ultra-efficient lighting system.
