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VIDU joins Gravity Wave and becomes the world’s first PLASTIC-NEUTRAL dental brand.
[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]But, what does it mean to be Plastic-Neutral?
VIDU arrives in the dental sector to offer clinics a more environmentally responsible solution and a dental product alternative with a zero plastic footprint, something revolutionary in this sector.
In May, when VIDU signed the PLASTIC FREE OCEANS commitment agreement to clean from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts the same amount of plastic that its products generate throughout 2021, 2,180 kilos of plastic waste.
This is a pioneering and benchmark example that sets a new way of understanding the companies’ footprint and the impact of dental products. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8539″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”45″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The dental sector consumes tonnes of disposable plastic daily and is constrained by regulations to choose sustainable alternatives, not to mention waste management and recycling.
Joining VIDU in the project to clean plastic from the sea is the first step to changing the dental sector and generating no impact on the planet.
VIDU is a brand distributed exclusively online by Dentaltix, Spain’s leading online distributor of healthcare products for dental clinics.
This new brand works to always offer the most environmentally responsible solution for the most consumed products in dental clinics: saliva aspirators, sterilisation bags, bib napkins, composites, adhesives, etc. And in the case of limited alternatives to the use of plastic, it has taken the first step by converting its entire catalogue of products into “zero waste”. This initiative is carried out through an alliance with Gravity Wave, which will clean a total of 2,180 kilos of plastic from the Mediterranean Sea and its coasts on behalf of VIDU.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8544″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”45″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]VIDU’s first step is to become Plastic Neutral and to compensate for all the plastic that is generated and cannot be recycled. In the second phase of the agreement, we will have great challenges to achieve the recycling and revaluation of dental waste, something that has not been possible so far.
In the upcoming months, we will develop a joint study to understand the amount of waste generated in dental clinics in Spain and an action plan to properly separate, manage, recycle and revalue this plastic waste.
Plastic is a very useful material in the dental sector, and it has achieved great advances that have improved people’s dental health. With this alliance, we want to ensure that this industry can also have a positive impact on the environment.
Currently, plastic accounts for 95% of the waste found both on the seabed and on the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea, where more than 200,000 tonnes of plastic enter every year. These are very worrying figures that can be reversed by supporting initiatives that reduce our plastic footprint and clean up the seas.
With this alliance, VIDU begins the sustainable revolution with the desire to change the status quo and do everything in its power to reduce the impact of the dental sector. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”45″][/vc_column][/vc_row]