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Herman Miller Increases Use of Ocean-bound Plastic with Aeron Chair
The Aeron Chair Portfolio, including new colorway Onyx Ultra Matte, and other product and packaging solutions will incorporate mismanaged plastic waste found
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[{"type":"text","content":"The Aeron Chair Portfolio, including new colorway Onyx Ultra Matte, and other product and packaging solutions will incorporate mismanaged plastic waste found near waterways, as part of the company's commitment to use 50% recycled content in all materials by 2030.\n\n\n\n ZEELAND, Mich., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Herman Miller (NASDAQ;MLHR) announced that its entire portfolio of Aeron Chairs will contain ocean-bound plastic, including a new color, Onyx Ultra Matte, which contains up to 2.5 pounds (1.13 kg) of mismanaged plastic waste found near waterways per chair. These material changes in the Aeron Portfolio are projected to save the ocean from over 150 tons of plastic annually—equal to approximately 15 million single-use plastic water bottles1.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe updates are part of Herman Miller's membership in NextWave Plastics, its ongoing commitment to sustainability, and long-term goal to increase recycled content to at least 50 percent including the use of ocean-bound plastic across all material the company uses by 2030.\n\n Aeron is the latest in a growing list of products Herman Miller has reengineered using ocean-bound plastic. The effort also includes parts of the recently launched OE1 Workplace Collection, the Sayl Chair in Europe, utility trays as part of pedestal units, and its latest textile collection, Revenio, which is made of 100 percent recycled materials and includes a biodegradable polyester. The company is also reducing its footprint by adding ocean-bound plastic to returnable shipping crates that send seating parts to and from suppliers and poly bags used to keep products safe during transit\n\n \"Every year, an estimated eight million tons of plastic enter the ocean. This is roughly equivalent to dumping a garbage truck full of plastic into the ocean every minute,\" said Gabe Wing, Herman Miller's Director of Sustainability. \"We joined NextWave to play an active role in taking on the ocean plastic problem and cast a wide net for opportunities to incorporate ocean-bound plastic across our global operations. We're proud of the progress we've already made with packaging and textiles and are eager to continue doing our part in preventing harmful plastic from reaching our oceans by adding it to the iconic Aeron Chair.\"\n\n By integrating ocean-bound plastic into all these products and ...