Do you ever wonder what Fitness Finders uses to make our tokens? Read on for a full explanation, straight from our manufacturing and product team.
Marv Moss, Head of the Manufacturing Department, stated that all of Fitness Finders plastic products are made out of thermoplastics.
“Working with thermoplastics allows us to reuse scrap plastic from the molding process,” said Marv. “We grind all scraps into pellets and use them to make future tokens.”
Marv said the re-melting process results in small breakdown of physical properties. To compensate, they add a calculated percentage of fresh plastic to each batch of reground plastic.
“By adding the fresh plastic to each reground batch, we can regrind and reuse indefinitely,” said Marv. “This reduces our waste to almost zero percent.”
Kellie Fairbanks, Product Manager, said Fitness Finders offers an environmental token bundle with a recycle symbol, a raindrop, a tree, a walker, a globe, and a biker. These tokens are purposed to encourage youth to establish a “green” attitude toward environmental stewardship. Fitness Finders took this “green” attitude upon themselves, and developed a special token material to fit the need.
“Several of our tokens, like the globe and the recycle symbol, are available as a biodegradable product,” said Marv.
These tokens are made of paper and other biodegradable elements that will decompose back into the environment if dropped outside.
In addition to re-using plastic and utilizing biodegradable material, Fitness Finders also implements responsible waste disposal practices.
Marv said whenever they change the oil of the molding machines, or catch oil from a leaking machine, they collect the oil, now unsuitable for its original purpose, and keep it in drums. Then Fitness Finders re-distributes it to a company that implements it as fuel for their waste oil heating unit.
Fitness Finders is also careful to prevent improper contaminated water disposal.
“When we come across a waste water and oil mixture, we take it to be treated.”
April is Environmental Awareness Month, which provides a great opportunity to talk about sustainability and green manufacturing. But every day at Fitness Finders, we strive to preserve the planet, one token at a time.
Not Just any Plastic
According to howstuffworks.com, there are two main categories of plastic; thermosets and thermoplastics. Thermosets harden upon heating, are more rigid, and involve an irreversible chemical reaction. Thermoplastics harden upon cooling and can be reheated and reused.Marv Moss, Head of the Manufacturing Department, stated that all of Fitness Finders plastic products are made out of thermoplastics.
“Working with thermoplastics allows us to reuse scrap plastic from the molding process,” said Marv. “We grind all scraps into pellets and use them to make future tokens.”
Marv said the re-melting process results in small breakdown of physical properties. To compensate, they add a calculated percentage of fresh plastic to each batch of reground plastic.
“By adding the fresh plastic to each reground batch, we can regrind and reuse indefinitely,” said Marv. “This reduces our waste to almost zero percent.”
Environmental Bundle
Kellie Fairbanks, Product Manager, said Fitness Finders offers an environmental token bundle with a recycle symbol, a raindrop, a tree, a walker, a globe, and a biker. These tokens are purposed to encourage youth to establish a “green” attitude toward environmental stewardship. Fitness Finders took this “green” attitude upon themselves, and developed a special token material to fit the need.
“Several of our tokens, like the globe and the recycle symbol, are available as a biodegradable product,” said Marv.
These tokens are made of paper and other biodegradable elements that will decompose back into the environment if dropped outside.
Responsible Waste Management
In addition to re-using plastic and utilizing biodegradable material, Fitness Finders also implements responsible waste disposal practices.
Marv said whenever they change the oil of the molding machines, or catch oil from a leaking machine, they collect the oil, now unsuitable for its original purpose, and keep it in drums. Then Fitness Finders re-distributes it to a company that implements it as fuel for their waste oil heating unit.
Fitness Finders is also careful to prevent improper contaminated water disposal.
“When we come across a waste water and oil mixture, we take it to be treated.”
April is Environmental Awareness Month, which provides a great opportunity to talk about sustainability and green manufacturing. But every day at Fitness Finders, we strive to preserve the planet, one token at a time.
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