Reduce, Recycle, and Rethink
by Martin Fairbank
According to the
OECD
, Germany recycles or composts 65% of its waste. The remainder is incinerated, since there are no landfills in the country
. Compare this with the situation in the United States, where 35% is recycled or composted, 12% is incinerated and the remaining 54% is landfilled.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate, led by Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), have introduced a bill that would delay dumping tariffs and countervailing duties currently being applied to imports of Canadian uncoated groundwood (UGW),...
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Containerboard production was up 0.7 percent compared to April 2017 and up 0.7 percent year-to-date. The month-over-month average daily production compared to March 2018 was 0.5 percent lower.
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Georgia-Pacific announced that it will bring together leading supply chain companies to develop solutions within its new Point A Center for Supply Chain Innovation.
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KP Tissue Inc. held its Annual Meeting of shareholders yesterday.
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A Department of Natural Resources report confirms that two stands of old growth forest were partially cut by Port Hawkesbury Paper.
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Recommendations from the Logging Contractor Sustainability Review will help improve relationships between logging contractors and forest licensees, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, has announced.
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Fibre Box Association (FBA) is pleased to announce a new industry video. Corrugated Packages – Safely delivering goods to customers worldwide shares the journey of a corrugated 'cardboard' box.
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Peshtigo, Wis.- BPM Inc., Wisconsin based paper mill, celebrates Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds® promotional campaign from the Paper and Packaging Board.
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A man was airlifted to Charleston after having both hands crushed in a machine at International Paper Co on Monday morning, officials said.
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Beginning July 1, 2018, Buckman will implement a $0.02 to 0.04/pound price increase on all products sold and delivered to customers in North America.
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More Canadian cities will experience damage from the emerald ash borer than previously thought.
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The deadlock between International Paper and Smurfit Kappa continued yesterday after the US giant ruled out a hostile takeover move and its Dublin-based target insisted the current bid remains too low relative to other mergers in the sector.
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Appvion, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approved the sale of substantially all of the Company's assets to a group...
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The final episode of the award-winning television series The Blue Planet II shocked Europe. Naturalist Sir David Attenborough concluded his close look at the devastating impact...
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Jerker Jäder has been appointed new Director of SCA R&D Centre. Jerker is presently SCA's Patent Manager.
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Recard will supply the new 30,000-tpy tissue machine to the historic company Klippans Bruk AB for its Klippan facilities in Sweden. Start-up of the complete turnkey plant, in a 3200-mm format and a speed of 1700 m/min, is scheduled for summer 2019.
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Valmet and Georgia-Pacific have entered into a licensing agreement covering the eTAD(TM) tissue making technology. Under the license agreement, Valmet will market, manufacture and install Advantage eTAD machines...
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VPK developed new e-commerce packaging for fashion start-up, Suitcase, complete with high-quality, digital printing.
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The Austrian, Canadian, UK and Uruguayan national forest certification systems have successfully achieved PEFC re-endorsement, confirming they continue to meet our globally recognized Sustainability Benchmarks.
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Smurfit Kappa has achieved a 26% reduction in CO2 emissions three years ahead of time, according to its annual Sustainable Development Report, which was published today.
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Stora Enso today launches its Green Bond Framework as part of its Sustainable Finance approach.
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The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Grant Agreements of projects under the 2017 Call for proposals are now signed. These seventeen new projects include in their consortia a diverse range of actors, ...
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International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Södra, Sweden, to supply a bio-methanol cleaning and purification plant for Södra's pulp mill in Mönsterås.
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Stora Enso is launching its wood-based biocomposites, DuraSense™ by Stora Enso. This is another major step on the group's journey to replacing fossil-based materials with renewable solutions.
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As part of the proposed agreement and subject to available funding, Active Energy will build an initial 25 tonnes per hour CoalSwitch plant at the PowerWood site to produce the company's unique biomass fuel pellet.
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The energy company St1 and the forest products company SCA have formed a partnership to develop large-scale production of renewable fuels from tall oil. The planned production site will be St1's refinery in Gothenburg
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Weyerhaeuser Company today announced that its board of directors declared a dividend of $0.32 per share on the common stock of the company, payable in cash on June 22, 2018 to holders of record of such common stock as of the close of business on June 8, 2018.
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Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. reported 2018 first quarter operating EBITDA loss from continuing operations of $1.4 million compared to operating EBITDA loss from continuing operations of $5.7 million in the previous quarter ...
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Mondi Group says the period since year-end December 2017 provided a smooth business environment amid strengthening markets abroad.
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Quickly responding to steady demand and realizing an annual production of 36,000 tons of roll toilet tissue and other products
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The Helsinki Court of Appeal has today rendered a judgement whereby it has dismissed the damages claim of Metsähallitus against UPM, Stora Enso Corporation and Metsäliitto Cooperative.
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Valmet has upgraded its Tissue Technology Center in Karlstad, Sweden, to give the world's tissue producers a wider variety of technical solutions and configurations to support...
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UPM Raflatac is introducing four new food-safe labeling products to the European market. This will expand the company's food labeling range, providing a wider range of ...
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During my first months with BillerudKorsnäs, it has become clear to me that we have great conditions for profitable growth. In order for us to take maximum advantage out of these conditions, ...
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Metsä Group has established a new innovation company, Metsä Spring Ltd. The company will, together with partner organisations, invest in new endeavours with the target to identify...
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PRESTIGE range is the result of a big idea, paying homage to the vitality and natural qualities of wine and at the same time building on our deep knowledge of using recycled materials.
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Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is disappointed by the statement released by Greenpeace today.
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