Recycled PET bottles

At DICOTA, we are deeply committed to sustainability and continually strive to minimize our ecological footprint. In our latest initiative, we have revamped our packaging materials to incorporate more eco-friendly solutions that align with our environmental goals. We have chosen to use cardboard sourced from responsibly managed forests, ensuring that our packaging is not only sturdy and functional but also kind to the planet.

In our fast-paced world, in which we have to cope with a hectic working day and the challenge of balancing our professional and private lives, having reliable companions at your side is invaluable. These companions should not only offer safety and comfort but also be sustainable.

During the darker months of the year, safety and visibility increasingly become the focus of our daily lives. The limited light and longer nights require special measures not only to ensure personal safety, but also to actively contribute to our road safety.

In today's working world, we are constantly trained to protect data. Whether through encryption technologies, the implementation of two-factor authentication or by raising awareness through training. But the threat of data theft begins in more subtle, everyday situations.

In the turbulent business world, efficiency is paramount. Airports often function as stand-in offices: documents and hardware need to be packed quickly but securely and in an organised manner, and luggage needs to be transported as comfortably as possible.

In everyday urban life, whether you're on the way to work, off to exercise, or exploring the busy streets of the city, a reliable bag is essential for transporting personal items safely and conveniently. But if you're on the petite side or prefer to travel light, conventional backpacks can often seem too big and impractical.

Since 2010 sustainability has been the central theme for DICOTA. Currently, 95 percent of the carrying solutions in the portfolio are made from recycled PET bottles.

In recent years the demand for used bottles, started outstripping supply in some areas and certain suppliers are now buying new, unused bottles to make polyester textile fibre that is called recycled. In order to proof that textiles really are made of collected and recycled PET customers can rely on certifications.

Have you ever wondered whether and how the textiles of the new Eco bags from DICOTA have changed compared to their predecessors? It is clear that recycled PET bottles are used for the production of the Eco bags. But what effect does this have, for example, on the longevity of the products or the energy consumption for manufacturing?

Anyone who has followed DICOTA over the last few years will have noticed that a lot has happened in the area of sustainability. Our most important collections BASE and PRO have been converted to Eco BASE and Eco PRO. And thus also the main material polyester to rPET polyester. Up to 45 PET bottles find a second life in a laptop bag.