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DESTINATION KOSTA AND KOSTA BODA ART HOTEL The operations within New Wave Group are not just about production and sales of consumer goods – in Kosta we also run hotel operations , various events that revolve around the destination and our own safari park . Kosta Boda Art Hotel is a business with many smart sustainability solutions . To name a few , the hotel has water reduction in the taps , reuse 80 % of the pool water ( the 20 % they have to refill is heated with the heat from what is drained ), and empty the garbage without replacing the plastic bags . The restaurants put great emphasis on good food and locally produced ingredients . It is a given to use Swedish vegetables , buy bread from the bakery on the other side of the street and take care of food waste that can be given as food to the animals in the Kosta Safari Park .
ORREFORS AND KOSTA BODA Orrefors and Kosta Boda has been working actively with environmental questions since the 1970 ’ s . The glassworks in Kosta was among the first in the world to create crystal glass without lead and arsenic , which challenged a whole industry . Orrefors and Kosta Boda ’ s aim is to become the world ’ s most sustainable company in glass production , where focus is on renewable energy , water in the production process , emissions , chemicals and glass waste from production . In recent seasons , Orrefors and Kosta Boda has developed several exciting products made from glass waste from the production in Kosta .
SEGER The Seger factory in Röshult , Sweden , has for a long time invested in a greener production process . The work to recycle and reduce waste is an on-going part of the daily environmental efforts . In terms of sustainable materials , Seger for example uses Bamlana from bamboo fiber and EXP 4.0 treated merino wool . In 2017 , Seger completely switched to energy from wind power in the production , coming from wind power plants just a stone ’ s throw away from the factory . They are also very diligent in reusing cartons from suppliers .