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Household Hazardous Waste

January 12, 2019

Disposing of toxic materials in your trash, down the drain, or on the ground can seriously impact our environment and public health. Household hazardous wastes can contaminate septic tanks, wastewater treatment systems, ground water, and even our drinking water if not disposed of properly. Household hazardous wastes are leftover household products that are toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or reactive, such as – cleaners, paint, pesticides, adhesives, polishes, and fuels.

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Van Aroma is an FSSC 22000 certified producer of Indonesian Natural Flavor & Fragrance Ingredients. We produce ingredients for aromatherapy, fragrances, flavors, cosmetic active ingredients, raw materials and functional ingredients as well as sensorial and nutritional solutions. Van Aroma is Indonesia's leading supplier in the Aromatherapy and F&F industries with ready, round the year supplies of ingredients.

Strict adherence to quality across processes and constant upgrades of technology have been the key aspects of Van Aroma's remarkable success. Today, Van Aroma caters to the demanding needs of quality-conscious flavour & fragrance houses and food manufacturing centres the world over.

Our production capabilities include:
- Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE - CO2)
- Steam & Hydro Distillation
- Fractional Distillation
- Wiped Film Molecular Distillation
- Solvent Extraction (Food grade solvents only)
- Reactors

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Household Hazardous Waste