Daan Positive Cycle

The Daan Positive Cycle is our promise to keep our environmental footprint as small as possible. It includes 5 main elements:

  Saving Water

According to the 2020 United Nations World Water Report*, “climate change is altering the availability of water.” In addition, global water consumption has increased six-fold in the last 100 years.
 
To counteract the water shortage, we designed Bob the mini dishwasher to be particularly water-efficient. In the fastest program, he uses only an incredible 1.9L of water – that’s almost three times less than his competitors – and even with his most water-intensive rinse program (Intensive), he’s only at 3.8L of water consumption. Awesome!
And did you know that in contrast, when you wash by hand, you use about 15L of water for the same amount of dishes that you can wash in Bob with only 2.9L? And this within only 20min? So not only can you save time doing lots of other great things, but you’re also saving a whole lot of water and being careful with this precious resource. 
*https://en.unesco.org/themes/water-security/wwap/wwdr/2020

12.7M

Litters of water saved

(since October 2020)

Saving water with Bob mini dishwasher

Fighting against single use plastic 

Cassette réutilisable et consigné

With the Bob Cassette, we want to introduce a system for dishwashers that is not only particularly convenient to use, but also avoids the use of disposable plastic. All Bob Cassette can be reused, i.e. as soon as Bob has used the detergent in perfect portions for 30 rinses per cassette, Bob’s owner sends the cassette back to the Daan Factory and we refill it with detergent there. It is then returned to the market and can be used again by Bob the mini dishwashers.

This process can be repeated hundreds of times without us having to process new plastic. Conventional dishwashing detergent from the supermarket is usually sold in disposable plastic bottles and therefore has a negative impact on the environment. We from Daan Tech have made a conscious decision to take the more costly route, but one that is better for our planet.

Help us to declare war on single-use plastic.

  Manufacturing from recycled plastics

Electrical appliances will be electrical appliances – and it is very difficult and costly to make them from recycled materials. Nevertheless, as many parts of Bob as possible are made from recycled material. We have managed to make Bob out of about 50% recycled material and will strive to even increase this in the future.

We think it’s important to use as much recycled and recyclable plastic as possible, so that we can minimize the negative impact on the environment even in the context of industrial production. In addition, we have strived to make Bob the mini dishwasher particularly durable, consciously opposing artificially shortened product life cycles.

Bob’s spare parts are available for at least 10 years after purchase and due to its high material quality and the possibility for continuous software updates, Bob is a faithful companion for many years.

Recycling Plastique

50% recycled plastic

Creating inclusive jobs in Europe 

Creating Inclusive Job

The last production site of dishwashers in France ceased its activity in 2016. Daan Tech decided to develop and manufacture Bob in France in order to revitalize this sector in a sustainable way and is today the only manufacturer of dishwashers in France. Within the last 12 months, Daan Tech has managed to create 40 new jobs internally while providing its employees with security and stability at a time of uncertainty and upheaval. Through its collaboration with over 15 European suppliers, many indirect jobs have also been preserved.

Thus, Daan Tech contributes to economic development not only internally in France, but throughout Europe. Our mission is also supported by more and more people, thus enabling steady growth and creation of more jobs. We welcome everyone without exception: We want the most diverse characters, skills and backgrounds to be constantly inspired by each other’s work and thus achieve our common goal of meeting the major challenges of the 21st century with innovative and sustainable products.

Jobs at Daan Tech

49

Jobs at Daan Tech

(December 2020)

europe suppliers

15+

suppliers working with us in Europe

Indirect jobs Daan Tech

100

Maintening
indirect jobs

   Using sustainable packaging solutions

Our Daan Tech values within the Daan Positive Cycle are also reflected in our choice of packaging.

Thus, as with the production of Bob and the Bob Cassette, we use recycled and recyclable packaging for our products. Bob and all the options you can order on the Daan Tech website are packaged in recycled cardboard. This is also labeled with natural ink. We try to eliminate unnecessary plastic in all of our packaging solutions. Again, we promise to constantly improve and ensure the most sustainable, but also most stable transport solution for our ever beloved mini dishwasher.

Packaging Sustainable

  Saving Water

Saving water with Bob mini dishwasher
According to the 2020 United Nations World Water Report*, “climate change is altering the availability of water.” In addition, global water consumption has increased six-fold in the last 100 years.
 
To counteract the water shortage, we designed Bob the mini dishwasher to be particularly water-efficient. In the fastest program, he uses only an incredible 1.9L of water – that’s almost three times less than his competitors – and even with his most water-intensive rinse program (Intensive), he’s only at 3.8L of water consumption. Awesome!
And did you know that in contrast, when you wash by hand, you use about 15L of water for the same amount of dishes that you can wash in Bob with only 2.9L? And this within only 20min? So not only can you save time doing lots of other great things, but you’re also saving a whole lot of water and being careful with this precious resource. 
*https://en.unesco.org/themes/water-security/wwap/wwdr/2020

12.7M

liters of water saved

(since October 2020)

Fighting against single use plastic  

Cassette réutilisable et consigné

With the Bob Cassette, we want to introduce a system for dishwashers that is not only particularly convenient to use, but also avoids the use of disposable plastic. All Bob Cassette can be reused, i.e. as soon as Bob has used the detergent in perfect portions for 30 rinses per cassette, Bob’s owner sends the cassette back to the Daan Factory and we refill it with detergent there. It is then returned to the market and can be used again by Bob the mini dishwashers.

This process can be repeated hundreds of times without us having to process new plastic. Conventional dishwashing detergent from the supermarket is usually sold in disposable plastic bottles and therefore has a negative impact on the environment. We from Daan Tech have made a conscious decision to take the more costly route, but one that is better for our planet.

Help us to declare war on single-use plastic.

  Manufacturing from recycled plastics

Recycling Plastique

50% recycled plastic

Electrical appliances will be electrical appliances – and it is very difficult and costly to make them from recycled materials. Nevertheless, as many parts of Bob as possible are made from recycled material. We have managed to make Bob out of about 50% recycled material and will strive to even increase this in the future.

We think it’s important to use as much recycled and recyclable plastic as possible, so that we can minimize the negative impact on the environment even in the context of industrial production. In addition, we have strived to make Bob the mini dishwasher particularly durable, consciously opposing artificially shortened product life cycles.

Bob’s spare parts are available for at least 10 years after purchase and due to its high material quality and the possibility for continuous software updates, Bob is a faithful companion for many years.

Creating inclusive jobs in Europe  

Creating Inclusive Job

The last production site of dishwashers in France ceased its activity in 2016. Daan Tech decided to develop and manufacture Bob in France in order to revitalize this sector in a sustainable way and is today the only manufacturer of dishwashers in France. Within the last 12 months, Daan Tech has managed to create 40 new jobs internally while providing its employees with security and stability at a time of uncertainty and upheaval. Through its collaboration with over 15 European suppliers, many indirect jobs have also been preserved.

Thus, Daan Tech contributes to economic development not only internally in France, but throughout Europe. Our mission is also supported by more and more people, thus enabling steady growth and creation of more jobs. We welcome everyone without exception: We want the most diverse characters, skills and backgrounds to be constantly inspired by each other’s work and thus achieve our common goal of meeting the major challenges of the 21st century with innovative and sustainable products.

Jobs at Daan Tech

49

Jobs at Daan Tech

(December 2020)

europe suppliers

15+

suppliers working with us in Europe

Indirect jobs Daan Tech

100

Maintening
indirect jobs

   Using sustainable packaging solutions

Packaging Sustainable

Our Daan Tech values within the Daan Positive Cycle are also reflected in our choice of packaging.

Thus, as with the production of Bob and the Bob Cassette, we use recycled and recyclable packaging for our products. Bob and all the options you can order on the Daan Tech website are packaged in recycled cardboard. This is also labeled with natural ink. We try to eliminate unnecessary plastic in all of our packaging solutions. Again, we promise to constantly improve and ensure the most sustainable, but also most stable transport solution for our ever beloved mini dishwasher.

With its 5 main elements and their individual components, the Daan Positive Cycle is of course still expandable. However, it primarily represents our efforts and especially our promise to keep our ecological footprint as small as possible.