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Paper facts that may surprise you

The only packaging material made from a renewable resource

Less than 12% actually made from freshly-cut trees

Recycled content close to 60%

Most paper packaging can be recycled or composted

What happens to paper materials put out for recycling?

We can't get enough!

Landfills get fat, not heavy!

Collecting all paper fibres together

What does it really cost to divert paper materials from landfill?

Almost 70% of the paper packaging used in Canada in 1996 was re-used or recycled

60% less paper packaging sent to landfill

Canadians' success in diverting packaging waste

What's the story on printing inks?

Boxboard "environmentally friendly" package

The waxed corrugated challenge

The composting alternative

The ethanol option

Using recycled materials in food packaging


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