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Honda’s Recycled Cintas Uniforms Hit the Road in New Vehicles
Cintas’ end-of-life rental apparel used by Honda was transformed into a new product that was used as sound insulators in Honda vehicles CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCintas’ end-of-life rental apparel used by Honda was transformed into a new product that was used as sound insulators in Honda vehicles\n\n\n CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) recently collaborated with Honda to help give new life to end-of-life rental uniforms worn by Honda associates at their U.S. manufacturing and research and development facilities.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230810302636/en/Cintas Corporation recently collaborated with Honda to help give new life to end-of-life rental uniforms worn by Honda associates at their U.S. manufacturing and research and development facilities. The end-of-life uniforms were turned into special shredded fibers that were used in sound-absorbing insulation in Honda and Acura automobiles. (Image courtesy of American Honda Motor Company, Inc.)\nThe end-of-life uniforms were turned into special shredded fibers that were used in sound-absorbing insulation in Honda and Acura automobiles.\n\n\nCintas’ involvement in Honda’s program reinforced the company’s ambition to identify new ways to extend the usable life of its products and create circular economies when possible.\n\n\n>> WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Learn more about Honda’s uniform recycling program\n\n\n\"Partnering with Honda on a program like this exemplifies our goal of leading A Shared Drive for Better,” said Christy Nageleisen, Vice President of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) at Cintas. “We were excited to help find new uses for our end-of-life workwear products.”\n\n\nWorking with customers and business partners is a key part of Cintas’ innovation efforts. Collaborative efforts like the project with Honda leverage both extended resources and industry expertise that can identify new solutions and opportunities for products and services – especially when they’ve reached end-of-life.\n\n\n“This project was a unique way to take advantage of a process we already have in place: shredding fibers from end-of-life products for use in new ways,” said Bryan Colpo, Cintas Director of Merchandising. “We were presented with this opportunity with Honda and were able to create fiber that met their needs. It created a great way for Cintas to add value to this important relationship.”\n\n\nCintas’ culture of positive discontent, co...