From trash to treasure – circularity succeeds

Year: 2024

Award: Supply Chain Excellence Awards - UK

Award Name: The Sustainable Materials Award

Company: GXO, Bioshield Systems Ltd

”One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” – that’s how the saying goes, but in this reality, we’ve found a way to harness the power of nature and create a plant-based, sustainable sanitising material that supersedes harsh chemicals on the market.

Best of all, its core ingredient is from the pith and peel from an orange – a waste-based (trash) material that we gather from the orange juice industry.

This circular approach to sustainable materials has revolutionised the way businesses are managing their hygiene regimes.

This sustainable material is long-lasting, equally effective but better-yet, because it’s a natural product, it works instantly, requires less heating and less water to perform effectively, so businesses are seeing a reduction in operational costs and operational downtime…all while doing their bit to better deliver against their ever-growing ESG commitments.

This versatile product works right across the supply chain from farm to fork – can be used as a surface sanitiser, a food wash, tray wash, and water purification solution, ensuring that all touch points across the supply chain are better protected. So, in this instance, we’re not talking about just one man’s treasure but a treasure so powerful that it has the ability to impact the world…naturally.