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Wood fiber from farm raised trees is the main
raw material in the production of corrugated and paperboard packaging -
the only true 100% recyclable, renewable resource. The Forest
Products industry plants 1.7 million trees a day - a greater number than
what is harvested.
The paper industry recovers more material
from municipal waste than all other industries combined. Recovered
paper accounted for 37.1% of U.S. paper industry's fiber needs in
2004. The amount of paper recovered for recycling continues to
outpace the amount sent to landfills ~ 50 million tons recycled vs.
38 million tons landfilled.
MENASHA's corrugated business uses 15%
recycled content for linerboard, and 70% recycled content for
medium. Our folding carton business utilizes 75% recycled
paperboard.
MENASHA maintains a constant vigilance over
environmental issues in the packaging industry through the following
associations:
Sustainable Packaging Association (www.sustainablepackaging.com)
Paper Industry Association Council (www.paperrecycles.com)
Paperboard
Packaging Alliance (www.paperboardpackaging.org)
100%
Recycled Paperboard Alliance (www.rpa100.com)
Abundant Forests
Alliance (www.abundantforests.org)
Sustainable Forestry Board (www.aboutsfb.org)
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