The importance of sustainability in cleanroom environments
Cleanrooms require stringent cleanliness and safety standards. Industries such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology, and semiconductor production cannot afford contaminants in their processes as they can cause significant disruptions, product recalls, and considerable financial losses. Within these industries, ensuring product sterility and integrity has relied heavily on plastic packaging.
Ansell’s article, Why Plastic Packaging is Crucial for Cleanroom Consumables, (https://www.ansell.com/gb/en/blogs/critical-insight/why-plastic-packaging-is-crucial-for-cleanroom-consumables) highlights plastic’s critical role in contamination prevention, explaining how plastic remains essential due to its durability, reliability, and hygienic qualities.
Ansell Earth: our commitment to sustainability
At the heart of Ansell’s sustainability efforts lies Ansell Earth, our strategic initiative aimed at minimising environmental impacts throughout the entire product lifecycle. Ansell Earth is structured around five key sustainability pillars:
By 2026, all packaging materials used by Ansell will be recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Recognising our dedication to sustainable innovation and environmental responsibility, Ansell received the prestigious Frost & Sullivan 2024 Global Company of the Year Award, emphasising our leadership in integrating safety with sustainability.
Innovating cleanroom packaging for sustainability
Through the Ansell Earth initiative, we are continually innovating our cleanroom packaging solutions, significantly improving their environmental profiles without sacrificing the strict safety and cleanliness requirements essential in cleanroom applications.
SMART Pack: reducing plastic, enhancing sustainability
Ansell’s SMART Pack initiative revolutionises cleanroom packaging by significantly reducing its environmental impact:
BioClean™ Nitrile RABS & Isolator Gloves: a sterile solution with sustainable impact
The packaging for BioClean™ Nitrile RABS & Isolator Gloves demonstrates Ansell’s commitment to sustainability through practical improvements:
Discover more about BioClean™ Nitrile RABS & Isolator Gloves.
BioClean-D™ Garment Kits: efficient and environmentally conscious
Ansell’s BioClean-D™ Garment Kits illustrate further sustainable innovations in cleanroom packaging, by consolidating disposable garment components into a single packed kit:
Learn more about BioClean-D™ Garment Kits.
