Corian® Design Goes Green on Samples
WILMINGTON, Del. — Corian® Design is revising its sample kit program to increase efficiency and service to clients and aid in recycling of materials.
The changes involve a move to customized sample boxes that will better address customers’ specific design decisions on projects and enable the showcase of all three Corian product line, as well as recycling program for returning samples to avoid landfills.
A new, customizable multi-material box will hold up to three l Endura™ porcelain-panel samples and six 4 X 4 samples of the brand’s solid surface or quartz materials. Since these boxes will be fully customizable, they’re expected to generate less waste and provide a more-streamlined and personalized experience for individual customers.
“The increase of hybrid work environments in recent years has amplified the need for more sustainable sampling solutions,” said Nicole Fanandakis, Corian® Design Merchandising Manager. “Large sample libraries in the office have become a thing of the past.”
The sample kit recycling program, launched last October, provides a return shipping label to all commercial A&D customers. This prepaid label allows customers to send samples back after they’ve finished using them in their design process. Once the samples are returned, they can be recycled and repurposed.
This simple process should keep countless samples out of the waste stream, as well as reduce the footprint of sample libraries.
The program aims to provide a flexible, sustainable buying experience for customers while advancing toward a sustainability goal of zero sample waste. These changes also will help DuPont make progress on their 2030 sustainability goals of innovating for good and protecting people and the planet.
