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2014, Jan., Cradle to Cradle Certification Renewal (Gray Eco-Blanket)

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CAPTION: DA.AI Technology’s gray eco-blanket first received Asia’s first and world’s second Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification in rPET product in 2012. The honor continues in 2014, which shows DA.AI’s consistent dedication in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. (Photo by: DA.AI Technology)Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has been promoting the “Cradle to Cradle” design model since 2010. The design model not only reduces raw material consumption, resource waste, and pollution, but also ponders on how to fully recycle the thrown away materials and turn them into useful products once again. DA.AI Technology, being an eco-friendly brand, has long been devoted in the Cradle to Cradle design model by building its own research facility to test upon the possibilities on each recycled resource, such as decomposing recycled plastic bags into boiler oil, and combining recycled plastic and wood flakes into wood bricks for housing building.

The relationship between “Cradle to Cradle” and DA.AI Technology can be dated back to 2011, when the company’s President, James Lee, and current R&D manager, Dr. Ting Hung, personally interviewed with one of the co-founders, Dr. Michael Braungart, of the design model to see how the idea can be applied onto DA.AI’s products. Dr. Braungart also visited one of Tzu Chi’s recycling stations in Taipei, and was deeply touched by Tzu Chi’s holistic and detailed recycling process. He expressed his gratitude to Tzu Chi, and believed that Tzu Chi has an important role in promoting the Cradle to Cradle design model to the world.

CAPTION: DA.AI’s R&D staff, Lori Chen, explained how the company fulfills Cradle to Cradle design model, and the future improvement direction. (Photo by: Austin Tsai)DA.AI Technology’s gray eco-blanket was the first in Asia and second in the world to receive the Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification in rPET products in 2012, and was renewed recently. The R&D staff, Lori Chen, explained the fact that DA.AI receiving the certification once again shows the company’s continuous and consistent effort in reviving recycled materials. Furthermore, DA.AI will keep on improving so that the company fulfills its core principles of environmental protection humanism and corporate social responsibility.

Thanks to Tzu Chi’s complete and detailed recycling system to support the company, DA.AI’s gray eco-blanket was able to receive the Silver Certification from the clean and high quality number 1 recycling bottles. As Dharma Master Cheng Yen said “Turning garbage into gold,” DA.AI will continue to search for these potential ‘golden’ materials and dedicate the company’s effort in re-making what is meant to be thrown away into useful products, and extend the material’s life span.

Appreciating the great significance behind Cradle to Cradle and following Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s teaching of “Doing what is right, and just do it,” DA.AI Technology will not only continue on improving its Cradle to Cradle research direction, but also spread the idea to all the different fields and industries to invite more participants to join this path of green inspiration.

DA.AI Technology Reporter, Sandy Huang, Taipei

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