Ecodesign PRODUCT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

Measuring environmental performance for the three main BIC® products

Approach: complete life cycle assessment Les résultats de la mesure par étapes du cycle de vie par la méthode Recipe end point (H/H) Europe

Raw materials Plastics and metals, from oil extraction through to the factory

Manufacturing Energy needed to mold plastic, form razor blades, assemble parts

Distribution

Usage

Mainly transportation operations to deliver to stores

Water used during shaving What happens to the product once it is thrown away

BIC® Cristal® ballpoint pen

88 %

7%

4%

BIC® Maxi flint lighter

87 %

6%

5%

BIC® Classic single-blade shaver

83 %

11 %

4 %

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-

-

(including usage)

End of life cycle

1 % 2 % 2 % 78 % -

BIC focuses on life cycle phases where it can take action. However, one must keep in mind that for shavers, the usage phase, when products are in the hands of consumers (also involving water, water heating and shaving cream packaging), is a major step, underlining the importance of consumer awareness of environmental issues.

Excerpt from BIC Sustainable Development Report, 2013, page 21