FSC sucks up and apologises (sort of)
(July 2 ,2020) – The Forest Stewardship Council of Canada recently had some rare words of praise for the Canadian paper packaging industry! “Here in Canada,’’ wrote President and CEO Francois Dufresne in a blog, “our packaging industry uses the largest portion of recycled fibres of any forestry sector – an important element of responsible forest management, and an incredible achievement for which we commend the Canadian packaging industry.”
Well thank you, we’ll take it. .. Read the rest of the post here
False arguments being used to promote post-consumer recycled content
(May 26,2020) – Don’t get me wrong. I fully support the use of more post-consumer material in packaging and products. Just not some of the BS that goes with it. And this is important because governments are stipulating post-consumer content without knowing all the facts. Here are some of the false claims being made:
False Claim # 1: That post-consumer is ‘environmentally better’ than pre-consumer content .. Read the rest of the post here
FSC is misleading Canadians, say its key packaging customers
(April 27, 2020) – The Canadian branch of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is trying to distance itself from a promotional video that has angered its Canadian packaging customers. But the video itself, with two demonstrably false claims in it, still remains accessible to the public on FSC Canada’s website.
When it launched the video last month, FSC Canada was proud to claim ownership, calling it “our” new video while baldly declaring that paper and paperboard packaging can be ‘’a product of deforestation .. Read the rest of the post here
