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Carbon Footprint

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We all know that quality packaging already helps to support the environment by minimising waste. By utilising a sustainable packaging solution like cartons more widely, manufacturers and retailers can move one step further towards a more sustainable industry.

PACKAGING THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

  • Cartonboard is made from wood fibres, around 80% of which comes from well managed European forests

  • New plantings outstrip the wood harvested each year by far

  • Forests provide a rich natural habitat for plants and animals and bring economic benefits to local communities

  • Recycled fibre now accounts for up to half of the materials used in production

  • Board mills derive around 50% of their primary energy from wood byproducts, making them less reliant on traditional fossil fuels

 

DID YOU KNOW?

Our forests also play an important role in controlling climate change. Carbon dioxide is absorbed and fixed by the roots and stumps in the ground, while the wood fibres that are made into cartonboard also store carbon in the finished product.

Recycling the cartons keeps the CO2 locked in and prevents it returning to the atmosphere!

 

FIND OUT MORE

Check out the Pro Carton website for the latest info on the industry's current environmental initiatives.

Or take a look at BPIF Cartons new FIBRE 5 initiative, focused on promoting the impressive sustainability credentials of cartonboard.

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