Choosing reusability

The most sustainable way to protect the environment is to avoid waste and use items together. MEWA supplies companies all over Europe from 42 branches with professional and safety clothing, wiping cloths, oil- and foot mats, as well as occupational safety articles. Within its product range, Mewa has a system of reusable cleaning cloths for factories and workshops.

Disposable cups made of polylactide, which decompose into carbon and water after use, sneakers made of synthetic spinning wire of which only the sole remains after several years. All over the world, research and tinkering is being done on new products that are biodegradable. This is very important and helps protect the environment. Textile sharing is a form of active environmental protection. MEWA textile management opts for reusability. This makes it very easy to make your factory or workplace environmentally friendly. This not only makes you feel good, but also makes your company more attractive to employees and customers alike.

MEWATEX: a polishing cloth that keeps machines, tools and floors clean.

Not producing waste

The MEWA system for cleaning cloths is even more efficient, as it is earlier in the chain: MEWA customers no longer produce waste, but rent the highly absorbent cloths. MEWA collects them at agreed times, washes them, ensures strict quality control and then delivers clean cloths again.  This is convenient, allows for precise costing and saves time because clean cloths are always available. This allows employees to focus on their tasks, instead of having to collect and dispose of cloths according to legal regulations. They simply share the MEWA cleaning cloths: they use them, without managing them themselves. Why should they? By just using without owning, companies have greater flexibility. The number and type of cleaning cloths (there are four different ones, depending on use) can always be adapted to a company's current needs.

The MEWA cleaning cloths also include a hermetically sealable SaCon safety container. In it, cleaning cloths can be stored safely.

Recovering and reusing oil and fats

So MEWA of Germany is a true partner, with 111 years of expertise you can count on. The smart sharing system for cleaning cloths helps companies all over Europe. Every year MEWA washes more than a billion wiping cloths for 188,000 customers. Oil and grease are filtered out of the cloths and reused to heat the washing and drying lines. This accounts for 80% of energy consumption and saves 7 million liters of heating oil annually. Through constantly improving technology, MEWA can also reduce water consumption further and further. Today that has already been reduced by 50%. The detergents MEWA uses are biodegradable and are used in the lowest possible dosage. Saving natural resources and avoiding waste is, according to MEWA, the most sustainable way to protect the environment.