{"id":36302,"date":"2024-07-19T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=36302"},"modified":"2024-07-18T18:09:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:09:54","slug":"igusbike-made-almost-entirely-from-recycled-plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/igusbike-made-almost-entirely-from-recycled-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Igus:bike: Made Almost Entirely from Recycled Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the measures to try to curb the effects of climate change is <strong>recycling.<\/strong> Preventing <strong>single-use plastics<\/strong> from ending up in landfills or eventually in the sea is a priority to preserve the marine ecosystem, where thousands of animal species are affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this guideline, <strong>the German company Igus presented the Igus:bike<\/strong>, made from single-use recycled plastic, <strong>comprising 92% of its total structure<\/strong>, as part of its sustainable efforts towards the pollution and carbon reduction goals set for 2030 and 2050, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This project began three years ago<\/strong>, but it is now finalized, with its structure originating from recycled plastic, making it a robust and durable means of transportation. Components such as the belt, treads, and frame are made from this material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-2-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-2-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-2-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Igus:bike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related content: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/geotab-to-integrate-telematics-with-byd-trucks-europe\/\"><strong>Geotab to integrate telematics with BYD Trucks Europe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The plastic from landfills around the world is becoming a valuable resource,&#8221; <strong>said Frank Blase, CEO of Igus,<\/strong> regarding the solutions the company finds for sustainability. He also highlighted the advantages of having such a bicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since all components are plastic, no part of the bike rusts, not even the gears,&#8221; Blase continued. He also did not rule out the possibility of <strong>electrifying the bike in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"Igus\" class=\"wp-image-36292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/latamobility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Igus_bike.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Igus:bike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-igus\">About Igus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G\u00fcnter Blase founded Igus on October 15, 1964,<\/strong> in a double garage in Cologne. During the first 20 years, the company worked as a supplier of complex technical polymer components. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in 1983, Frank Blase established the reinforced plastic cable carrier systems and injection-molded polymer bearings as two distinct product groups and set up a network of sales engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These seemingly unrelated products are linked by the belief in manufacturing functionally advanced but affordable polymer components and assemblies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 1985 and 2016,<strong> Igus grew from 40 to over 2,950 employees<\/strong> distributed between the headquarters in Germany and 35 subsidiaries worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the measures to try to curb the effects of climate change is recycling. Preventing single-use plastics from ending up in landfills or eventually in the sea is a priority to preserve the marine ecosystem, where thousands of animal species are affected. 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