Through cross-industry cooperation, VP Components has developed recycled plastics for bicycle pedals and other accessories.
Introducing recycled materials
In order to reduce the demand for new plastic materials in bicycles and promote resource recycling, VP Components has jointly developed “recycled plastic application” technology with supply chain manufacturers, widely adopting it in products such as bicycle pedals and hand bars, among other peripheral accessories. Replacing traditional virgin plastics, these products use plastics with the international GRS certification.
On-site and post-consumer plastic recycling
VP Components has formed an alliance with resource recovery facilities (PCR), industrial scrap processing plants (PIR) and plastic mixing and granulating plants to recycle discarded PP plastic pedals, industrial scraps, and discarded PP plastic materials widely used in everyday products to make new pedals, forming a complete recycling system.
Easily disassembled bicycle pedals
Wear and tear, impacts, or deterioration of plastic bicycle pedals often lead to damage, requiring the replacement of the entire set. However, the internal structural parts of the pedals (such as the axle, nuts, gaskets, etc.) are usually not damaged. For this reason, VP Components has designed an open structure for its products, allowing consumers or store personnel to disassemble and replace parts by themselves without advanced skills, reducing the waste of resources.
Benefits
- It is estimated that recycled PP materials reduce approximately 73.1% of CO2e compared to virgin PP [1].
- The GRS certification can help companies establish a sustainable supply chain and improve product traceability.
[1] The emission coefficient for virgin PP material is 1.95, and for recycled PP material, it is 0.524.