Tag: Paper

Sustainable Packaging Coalition Report Provides Guidance on Using Recycled Fiber in Packaging

March 1, 2012 by GreenBlue

Guidelines for Recycled Content in Paper and Paperboard Packaging Identifies Solutions for Overcoming Technical Challenges and Meeting Performance Requirements CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, March 1, 2012 ­– Recognizing the growing interest in increasing recycled content in packaging as a sustainability strategy, GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition has released a report on the opportunities and challenges for using recycled fiber in packaging. Guidelines for Recycled Content in Paper and … More →

What’s the Future for Alternative Fibers?

December 2, 2011 by Tom Pollock

Paper—at least in a historical context—really didn’t have much to do with trees and forests until as recently as 1843. We’re quick to connect paper and forests, but for the 2,000-odd years proceeding 1843, paper was derived almost exclusively from recycled textiles such as hemp, linen, and cotton. What might be even more surprising is that in the time since papermaking from wood fiber was … More →

Paper is Made from What?!

October 3, 2011 by Adam Gendell

Ask yourself “what is paper made from?” and let me guess your answer to this seemingly rhetorical question: trees. Easy, right? Paper is made from trees. The input to the papermaking process is trees, and the output is paper. If only it were that simple. Paper is certainly made from trees (or other fibrous plants), but there is a whole slew of other materials that … More →

New Version of EPAT: Environmental Paper Assessment Tool

January 11, 2011 by GreenBlue

Metafore, a program of the sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue®, today announced the release of the latest version of Environmental Paper Assessment Tool® (EPAT), an innovative assessment tool that allows buyers and sellers of paper products to evaluate environmental performance data along the paper supply chain. More →

GreenBlue Announces Acquisition of Metafore

November 12, 2009 by GreenBlue

GreenBlue, a nonprofit institute that works to enable the positive redesign of industrial systems, today announced the acquisition of Metafore, a nonprofit organization that specializes in working with businesses to promote environmentally preferable wood and paper products. More →