Domtar Newsroom Accelerated by recent events, e-commerce sales continue to boom as today’s consumers purchase more of the products they use every day online — from the clothes they wear to the meals they eat. Unfortunately, this has increased concerns about unnecessary packaging waste and ever-greater levels of plastic pollution. Read more
From Dieline | By: Bill McCool on 09/09/2020 || “Hemp grows rapidly, maturing in as quickly as 90 days. Turning hemp into pulp requires fewer chemicals, water, and energy than wood.” “Making paper with straw eliminates the need for ‘fall burns’ set by farmers to clear straw from their fields, creating acrid smoke and Read more
Domtar Newsroom Paper often gets a bad rap, but despite fears about paper’s impact on the environment, it’s actually a practical and sustainable choice for many parts of daily living. We’re learning more about the benefits of supplementing technology with print when it comes to education, estate planning and even celebrating Read more
lovepaperna.org Paper recycling extends the life of renewable wood fiber, keeps waste out of landfills and avoids greenhouse gas emissions that result when paper products are landfilled. The U.S. paper industry continues to drive toward a recycling rate that exceeds 70%. [2] From a practical perspective, the theoretical maximum recycling Read more
https://www.mohawkconnects.com/mohawk-renewal Mohawk Renewal papers redefine sustainable papermaking by using rapidly renewable hemp and straw fibers plus recycled cotton reclaimed from t-shirt and denim. Mohawk Renewal is also manufactured with 100% renewable energy sources. Today, Mohawk Renewal represents a fresh expression of what responsible papermaking can look like. HEMP Hemp, unlike Read more
China almost killed the market when it stopped buying U.S. waste, but environmentally aware shoppers are coming to the rescue. Source: Bloomberg The epiphany came when a certain coffee chain started replacing plastic straws with paper ones. Despite increasingly dire warnings about Texas-size islands of plastic in the world’s oceans, the sudden public debate over straws was Read more
Renee Yardley – Rolland Inc. Sustainability will continue to be important for organizations big and small in the year ahead. Consumers across industries are demanding that the brands they buy make strides in sustainability. As 2020 nears, here are three valuable sustainability trends to watch. The circular economy will continue Read more
McDonald’s Canada is on a journey to make its packaging more sustainable as part of its goal to reduce its environmental footprint and source 100 per cent of guest packaging from renewable and/or recycled materials. To help get there, McDonald’s will unveil two “Green Concept Restaurants” in London, Ontario and Read more
Source: Domtar Paper Paper often gets a bad rap, but despite fears about paper’s impact on the environment, it’s actually a practical and sustainable choice for many parts of daily living. We’re learning more about the benefits of supplementing technology with print when it comes to education, estate planning and even Read more
The life cycle of recycled paper from recycling bin to final product Most consumers are unaware of the steps and parties involved in the process of transforming paper recovered from recycling bins into final products. As a manufacturer of commercial papers with up to 100 per cent recycled content, Rolland Read more