
Our Environmental Vision
Here at Torque, we believe that long term global sustainability issues and our proactive actions towards these issues will continue to play a decisive role towards the continued success of our business, our customers and ultimately our environment.
We are all responsible for our impact on the environment and together we must be committed to improve our environmental performance by working with key suppliers, manufacturers and our customers on a sustainable strategy that will pay dividends in the future.
There are many companies who talk about “going green” but for whatever reason fail to take action. Here at Torque, we are committed to going green and are actively looking to take our customers on this journey of change!
Combined with our continued investment in eco-technology and sustainable products we are constantly reviewing our day-to-day operational systems and processes within our business. From making a conscious effort to minimise our packaging usage, replacing plastic with recyclable paper-based products, through to installing our very own air-compressed recycling balers and compactors that help to reduce our carbon footprint and reducing our impact on the environment.
Strategically aligning our business and environmental values with key manufacturers and suppliers both here in New Zealand and around the world has enabled us to live and breathe our green values.
Torque is Toitu Enviromark Bronze certified at our main production site and we are continuing to improve on our certification in the near future. The work is not yet done, our Green Team have Gold certification in their sights and are working on ways that we can improve even more.
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OJI Recycling Programme
​At Torque we are actively managing our own wastage and helping customers to make informed decisions on environmentally friendly stocks and print methods. We have partnered with OJI Fibre Solutions and are signed off in their Full Circle recycling program.
We found that all other Paper recyclers in NZ are not actually able to recycle much of the wasted paper and cardboard here in NZ. They will only take plain white or Kraft flat board that has very little print on. OJI on the other hand has confirmed to us that they can take all our wastage from the print process on all of these stocks below and also full printed sheets.
They will then pulp this down and will then use it as the Corrugated kraft inners of products like B and E Flute. Torque then buy back from OJI to print back onto, this is truly a full circle program for us. This programme has already helped Torque to divert over 22 tonnes of waste from landfill in the past 18 months. Something we are very proud of as a company!
Products that can be recycled in this program here at Torque as confirmed with OJI Direct.
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Superfine - Imported
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Oppboga Outdoor - Imported
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Excellent Board - Imported
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Kroma Indoor - Imported
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Kroma Outdoor - Imported
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OJI B Flute – NZ Made (but raw materials imported)
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OJI E Flute – NZ Made (but raw materials imported)
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OJI EB Flute – NZ Made (but raw materials imported)
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Shemara Satin Poster Paper - Imported
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D Board – NZ Made (but raw materials imported)
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These products can also be recycled in our customers shops if they use OJI Full Circle Recycling.
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Additional Initiatives
​Torque have also been working closely with our supply chain and local companies to reduce the environmental impact from our Auckland production facility. Implementing a range of environmental policies and procedures around our
in-house production plant, further investment into new environmental-friendly production equipment and working on recycling programmes tailored to our customer requirements.
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HP Recycling Programme - Closed-Loop Ink Cartridges
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Ink wastage being sent to Redvale Landfill and Energy Park
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Industrial Air Compressed compactors and baler equipment
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Greenguard Gold Ink Certification Toitu Enviromark Bronze certified at our main production site
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Ecologo Certified Ink Sets ( HP Latex ) – food safe ink technology
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Optimisation of production software to minimise wastage
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Torque is committed to minimising our impact on the environment and helping to create a healthy world for our future generations to enjoy.​​