Bonna Recycles 80% of Wastewater and Reuses It in Production!

Turkey's first and only 3% HoReCa brand, which ensures that the nature the size of 100 football fields is not polluted every year with the plates it produces by reusing porcelain waste. BonnWith its products produced from waste, it does not consume 1.200 tons of new resources, approximately the size of 7 football fields. The brand, which embraces production that respects nature and life, calls on its users to support the future of our world by choosing recyclable and sustainable products.

Re-produces plates from porcelain waste

Bonna, which has been operating in the HoReCa sector since 2014 and creating elegance in hotel, restaurant and catering tables, attracts attention with its unique, innovative and innovative designs as well as its sustainability projects. Bonna, which took a very important step with its collection Prints, which it launched in 2021 to support threatened species of wildlife, continues to produce with the goal of "plate from waste, world without waste". Continuing to contribute to the transformation with its Ground and Cras Collections obtained from recycled porcelain waste, Bonna ensures that an area the size of 3 football fields is not polluted every year with the plates it produces from waste. In addition, thanks to the products it produces from waste, it manages not to consume 1.200 tons of new resources, approximately the size of 7 football fields. 

Recycles 80 Percent of Waste Water, Consumes 30 Percent Less Energy

Placing sustainable production at the center of its brand identity, Bonna minimizes the negative impact on nature. Bonna aims to channel all its products and production methods completely towards sustainability in the future, and in this context, it works for continuous savings in the use of natural gas and electricity in all units. The brand achieves 80% electricity savings with the arrangements made in its machines, and 80% of the waste water is recycled and reused in production. With these regulations, it consumes 30 percent less energy than traditional porcelain. Bonna, which even produces the packaging materials used to package its products from recycled materials, extends the lifespan of its products with its edge cracking guarantee. In this way, it reduces product loss from 40% in the HoReCa sector to 6-7 percent.

“We Succeed in Reducing the Consumption of a Sector That Consumes Natural Resources”

Emphasizing that, as porcelain producing companies, they are in an industry that consumes natural resources. Bonna General Manager Erbil Aşkangave the following messages to the industry and users on World Environment Day: “We are stakeholders of an industry that consumes natural resources. For this reason, especially future generations We have to act by considering their needs. As Bonna, we develop production standards that are responsible for our environment and society and take care to implement them throughout our production cycle. Today and in the future, we plan all our business processes in line with the transition towards a more sustainable production cycle by reducing the carbon footprint in the world. Our aim is to create nature-friendly tables in every sense and to inspire our stakeholders in the sector. We believe and know that sustainable production gives more to the land and people than it takes. “With a sustainable approach, it is possible to produce without wasting the resources of our planet.”

About Bonna

Bonna, the HoReCa brand launched by Kar Porselen, which started its activities in Istanbul as a small ceramic workshop in 1983, has been offering innovative solutions to the hotel, restaurant and catering industry since 2014. The brand, which offers product collections signed by local and foreign designers to users, has a wide product range. While Bonna exports products to 6 countries on 100 continents today, it creates perfect tables by offering personalized products and solutions suitable for different needs in order to perfect the eating and drinking experience in hotels, restaurants and cafes. Bonna promises its users “the perfect presentation every time”. It produces a total of over 2 million pieces annually with its 40 facilities located in Bonna, Kocaeli Çayırova and Bilecik Pazaryeri regions. Bonna, which has participated in many national and international fairs to date, has been awarded by prestigious competitions such as IDA DESIGN AWARDS, GERMAN DESIGN AWARD, DNA PARIS AWARD and DESIGN TURKEY with its unique collections.

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