Glass, the material that most respects the environment
Glass is obtained from melting sand, sodium oxide and limestone, and it is an immortal material with endless lives. Sand vitrifies, sodium oxide melts and limestone stabilizes. Glass results from the right combination of these elements, but there is a fourth small component that gives glass its final aspect and the unique identity that makes it different and special.
Only those who know the secrets of this fourth element can really access the unlimited combination possibilities offered by glass, the material that most respects the environment.
ONIX, a socially committed company
One ton of recycled glass spares 1.200 kilos of the raw material that is necessary for its manufacture, thus reducing the erosion caused when they are mined. It also reduces 1.000 kilos from the total number of the urban waste that is bounded for rubbish dumps, so that waste treatment costs are also lowered.
Furthermore, recycled glass prevents the combustion of 130 kilos of fuel and the emission of 92 kilos of the greenhouse effect gas that causes the climate change, a problem we are all starting to be aware of and committed to.
A green heart decoration
Like energy, glass cannot be destroyed. It is transformed. Glass has always been used by the leading companies of the glass mosaic industry, which are constantly searching for new and innovative products. To such an extent that they have all adopted the old principle of the French chemist called Lavoiser*
The mosaic tiles that will decorate our homes with style are made out of recycled glass, which shows the manufacturers commitment to the environment. Ecology and design fit together as precisely as the small pieces that match and combine to create the beautiful collections presented by ONIX..
Glass is infinite, like the imagination of Designers
Glass’ color can vary according to the designer’s wish, and its malleability allows it to adopt hundreds of shapes, from a beer bottle to a fiber cable. But glass has a green soul, as 100% of the manufactured glass can be recycled.
Glass is born, but it never degrades or dies. Glass is infinite, like the imagination of those designers and architects who transgress all space boundaries through the path of innovation, those who do not wait for the future but create it.
ONIX, a socially committed company
Aware of today's situation and of the threats that hang over the environment, ONIX has committed to the use of recycled material. This commitment has granted the company the recognition of many international institutions working for the control and protection of the environment.
Scientific Certification System (SCS)
The renowned American auditing firm Scientific Certification System (SCS), for example, has awarded the Green Product label to the ONIX products made with recycled glass. This award is given to those public or private institutions that comply with social and quality responsibility criteria, and guarantees that ONIX products are made of 98% recycled glass.