AEG ergorapido pius Ower's Manual page 3

What makes AEG ÖKO vacuum cleaners green? First of
all, they are partially made from recycled plastic. What
others see as waste, we see as valuable raw material. This
approach saves resources, and puts plastic waste to good
use again instead of having it end up in landfills.
In our work, we scrutinise the proposed solutions of
the day to evaluate where we should focus our efforts and
energy. One of the sectors with the greatest potential for
change is source reduction at the production level – simply
put, using less new plastic. AEG strives to create and support
source reduction, in part by using recycled plastic.
When designing our vacuum cleaners we think about their
entire lifecycle. So the packaging too is made from material
that is recycled, and when the day comes to replace the
vacuum cleaner, 85% of its materials are recyclable. We're
also reducing the use of PVC plastic as much as possible –
one of our canister models is already completely PVC-free.
SOME OF OUR BEST VACUUM
CLEANERS ARE ACTUALLY GARBAGE
Plastic is of course a material with many advantages. It
is used in an enormous range of products, from paper
clips to spaceships, due to its relatively low cost, ease of
manufacture and versatility. But when plastic ends up in the
wrong place it becomes an environmental hazard.
Plastic is durable and degrades very slowly. The best way
to stop adding to this problem is to use less plastic and
recycle as much we can.
RECYCLE THE PLASTIC YOU DIDN'T
KNOW YOU COULD RECYCLE
Making AEG ÖKO vacuum cleaners from recycled plastic is
a win-win situation. We get the raw material for our products
while at the same time reducing the need for crude oil, and
the world gets rid of some plastic garbage. You can win too
– the type of plastic we need is the type that's in old garden
chairs, computers, big plastic toys, and machines like
hairdryers, electric kettles and coffee machines. So we are
interested in any of these things that you don't use anymore.
Get rid of them and give them a new life as vacuum cleaners
by handing them in to your nearest recycling station.
Green fact: Every AEG Ergorapido
ÖKO saves about 1.5 litres of crude oil
and more than 65 litres of water during
the manufacturing process. 90% less
energy is needed to produce the parts
compared to making them from virgin
plastic.