Tork PaperCircle

Tork PaperCircle® is the first recycling service for paper hand towels. We help your business go circular by recycling used towels into new tissue products.

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Create sustainable value with Tork PaperCircle 

 
Tork PaperCircle helps create value for your business:
  • Reduce waste
  • Go circular
  • Reach your sustainability targets
  • Get easy access to reports
 
It’s easy to implement and, for a minor investment, your company can close the loop for paper hand towels.

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Over 35 million hand towels recycled each month

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Up to 20% reduction in waste*

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of customers said that implementing Tork PaperCircle was easy**
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“Tork PaperCircle is a key factor in our quest to reduce our carbon footprint”

Dirk MiddemannCorporate Real Estate Manager, Commerzbank
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This is how Tork PaperCircle works

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Visitors and employees

They use the washrooms as usual, but throw used paper towels in a separate bin.
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Cleaners

They empty the bins and keep the paper towels separate on the cleaning trolley.
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Our recycling partner

Our partner collects the paper towels and transports them to the local Essity mill, where they are recycled into new tissue products.
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Used paper towels

Your used paper hand towels are put back into the loop as new paper hand towels and other tissue products.

Did you know that a building with 800 people can help reduce emissions of CO2e by an estimated 190 kg per month by using Tork PaperCircle?*

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*The CO2e savings calculated per month for an average office with 800 employees. Estimation based on a third-party-verified life-cycle assessment for EU-average conditions, where processes avoided through the alternative use of fresh fibres and energy were considered. Potential savings in kg CO2e are calculated based on the result from the life-cycle assessment and the collected weight reported to us. Estimate should not be used for carbon footprint calculations or reporting purposes.

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We help your business go circular

Together, we can enable your business to go circular by collecting and recycling your used paper hand towels into new tissue products – turning waste into a resource. See how it works.
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Join our virtual mill tour

Follow the journey of the used paper towels – from the washroom back to our Essity mill where they are recycled into new paper hand towels. The service is now available in several European markets.
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Self-service portal

Get easy access to sustainability data via the Tork PaperCircle self-service portal. View your site dashboards on collected used hand towels.

References

*Based on results from Tork PaperCircle pilot customers in Germany and the Netherlands
**Based on survey results conducted in January 2022 of 41 Tork PaperCircle customers in Europe