Environment

We make the highest demands on ourselves.

Only a sound environment can provide healthy and naturally matured food; which is why Tartex advocates organic farming, sustainable farming methods and fair trade. The high demands we make on our partners and suppliers have also become an internal standard for us: ecological and business aspects enjoy equal status at our company. Below are a few examples.

Diverse vegetation on the factory premises

Our factory premises were planted with local and exotic vegetation in the early 1980s; over 200 different types of trees and shrubs now grow here. This has resulted in a beautiful area for employees to relax during their breaks.

Energy-saving programmes

Our production processes run on low heat in order to save resources, reduce emissions and manufacture our products in the most nutrient-preserving and natural manner possible. In doing so, we use 100% certified green electricity from the region – obtained from water, sun, biomass and wind.

Cold water recovery

Cold water recovery has allowed us to reduce water consumption for sterilising products and cleaning equipment by approx. 50%.

 

Sound-proofing measures

Extensive investments in the filling plant have significantly reduced noise pollution, making additional sound-proofing measures unnecessary in the long-term.

Separation of recyclable material and elimination of residual waste

In the early 90s, we introduced systematic separation of recyclable material and elimination of residual waste in our administration and production processes. Since then, coloured glass, plastics, cardboard and paper, metal, aluminium and wood have been collected in separate containers. The percentage of residual waste is now negligible.

 

Environmental management

Our environmental management system covers the planning, controlling, monitoring and improvement of all measures which promote ecological balance and the protection of natural resources. This includes a sustainable style of operational and staff management. Every year, we set ourselves new goals to realize our environmentally-friendly values.