Pulp Paper & Logistics
INDUSTRY NEWS 7
Paper-based packaging: the sustainable option
T
he message that paper- based packaging derived from bio sources is the sustainable option was
promoted at May’s Interpack show in Germany with a special event entitled International Coalition Bio-based Packaging: A Green Food Saver. Taking part was International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA), along with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Technology Research Centre of Finland (VTT).
“Paper-based packaging plays an important role in minimizing food waste,” said ICFPA president Donna Harman. “By providing bio-based means to transport, protect and preserve food, our industry is helping to meet the needs of the growing global population.” Harman said that paper and
paper-based packaging industries around the world make great efforts to recover, and increase recovery of, their products for recycling. Independent data indicate that the global recovery rate for corrugated paperboard packaging is
approaching 90 percent. Teresa Presas, director general of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), member of the ICFPA, stressed that: “On top of that our sector’s use of natural, renewable bio-based resources together with our knowledge of paper recycling systems, fibre processing and of wood and fibre chemistry qualifies us as a major player in the bio-economy, well-positioning the paper-based packaging sector for the future.” The ICFPA represents more than 30 national and regional forest
and paper associations around the world. Together, ICFPA members represent nearly 90 percent of global paper production and 50 percent of global wood production. CEPI is a Brussels-based non-
profit organisation regrouping the European pulp and paper industry in 18 member countries (17 European Union members plus Norway). CEPI represents some 520 pulp, paper and board producing companies across Europe, ranging from small and medium sized companies to multi-nationals, and 950 paper mills.
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