Table of Contents
Packaging 101
Why do we need Packaging?
PPEC Fact Sheet #02
Paper Bags
PPEC Fact Sheet #04
Packaging Facts & Figures
PPEC Fact Sheet #45
Paper Boxes
PPEC Fact Sheet #05
Corrugated Boxes
PPEC Fact Sheet #03
What do you mean cardboard doesn't exist?
PPEC Fact Sheet #06
Where does paper packaging come from?
From a renewable resource
PPEC Fact Sheet #07
Canada leads the world in forest certification
PPEC Fact Sheet #10
The facts on deforestation
PPEC Fact Sheet #13
The Truth about Trees
PPEC Fact Sheet #08
Forest certification standards in Canada
PPEC Fact Sheet #11
Virgin, recycled, and blended (or mixed) pulp
PPEC Fact Sheet #14
Re-growing the forest
PPEC Fact Sheet #09
The biggest consumer of the forest is not the forest industry
PPEC Fact Sheet #12
What's paper packaging made from?
Responsible sourcing of raw materials
PPEC Fact Sheet #15
What you can say about recycled content in Canada
PPEC Fact Sheet #18
Most boxes/cartons made in CDA are 100% recycled content
PPEC Fact Sheet #16
Only 11% of CDN boxes/bags/ cartons are made from freshly-cut trees
PPEC Fact Sheet #19
Average recycled content almost 80%
PPEC Fact Sheet #17
Made from renewable energy (biomass, hydro)
PPEC Fact Sheet #20
How is paper packaging made?
Paper Packaging Flow Chart
PPEC Fact Sheet #21
What happens at a packaging mill
PPEC Fact Sheet #22
What happens at a converter (box) plant
PPEC Fact Sheet #23
The 3Rs (Reduction, Re-Use, Recycling)
Reduction: Making do with less
PPEC Fact Sheet #24
Re-Use: Corrugated Re-trippers
PPEC Fact Sheet #25
Re-Use: Not necessarily environmentally friendlier than recycling
PPEC Fact Sheet #26
Re-Use: Sanitisation issues
PPEC Fact Sheet #27
Recycling: Most paper packaging is recyclable and/or compostable
PPEC Fact Sheet #28
Recycling: What recyclable means
PPEC Fact Sheet #29
Recycling: Virtually 100% of Canadians can recycle boxes and cartons
PPEC Fact Sheet #30
Recycling: Pioneering the recycling of old boxboard cartons
PPEC Fact Sheet #31
Recycling: Wax alternatives are recyclable
PPEC Fact Sheet #32
Recycling: PPEC wants old boxes banned from landfill
PPEC Fact Sheet #33
Recycling: Where does used packaging go?
PPEC Fact Sheet #34
Composting: The composting alternative
PPEC Fact Sheet #36