Lovibond Tintometer has initiated an agreement with a laboratory waste specialist that ensures the disposal of spent COD vials for its customers in the most environmentally sensitive method.
Lovibond Tintometer's disposal partners collect from all areas of the UK on regular 'milk rounds'.
This optimises the use of vehicles to keep emissions to a minimum and transport costs down.
The vials are collated and treated by high-temperature incineration in the UK.
Unlike alternative services, Lovibond Tintometer does not export the waste for treatment.
In this way, the company saves thousands of vehicle miles per year, thereby reducing environmental impact.
Incineration is an environmentally friendly disposal method that releases zero hazardous emissions into the atmosphere.
Unlike recycling, high-temperature incineration does not require the addition of thousands of litres of chemicals to either neutralise the contents of the vials or to wash the glass and plastic components.
