REDUCED GAS EMISSIONS

REDUCED GAS EMISSIONS

Colin Kerr

Published: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Rayner has announced that changes to their manufacturing and packaging procedures will reduce CO₂ greenhouse gas emissions by more than 800 tonnes over the next five years. The reduced emissions are the result of three dedicated projects: Revising manufacture of the RayOne Hydrophobic IOL so that 26,200 litres of Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) will now be internally recycled annually. IPA will be diverted to hand-gel manufacturers to help combat COVID-19. Completely removing single-use plastic from its IOL manufacturing process. Updating packaging across the entire RayOne IOL portfolio. www.rayner.com

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