| Synopsis: | | | | Every step of the manufacturing process has |
| *Abstract | | | | been modified over the years to become more |
| *Introduction | | | | earth-friendly. |
| *Definition | | | | Steps followed by corrugated industry to protect |
| *Corrugated Boxes | | | | the environment: |
| *Corrugated & the Environment | | | | - Recycling |
| * Steps followed by corrugated industry to | | | | - Using earth-friendly inks |
| protect the Environment | | | | - Eliminating impact on the ozone layer |
| *Corrugated Industry Information | | | | - Decreasing formaldehyde use |
| * Recycling of correction | | | | - Diminishing waste water |
| * Summary and Conclusion | | | | - Recycling box plant waste |
| Abstract: | | | | - Meeting health, safety and environmental |
| The aspect of this article is to reconcile the | | | | packaging requirements |
| valuable roles played by packaging industry in | | | | - Practicing source reduction |
| today's Global Business and also to meet | | | | Corrugated Industry Information: |
| ambitious environmental goals and also it | | | | - The corrugated industry employs over 100,000 |
| introduces the sustainable development and the | | | | people throughout the world. |
| Key ideas, such as the need to consider the | | | | - More than 1,600 manufacturing plants in the |
| packaging system as a whole and to consider the | | | | United States and Canada produce corrugated, |
| entire product's life cycle. It considers the three | | | | making it readily available anywhere in North |
| elements of sustainability: the economic or | | | | America. |
| commercial functions that packaging fulfils, and its | | | | - Corrugated boxes allow products to circle the |
| social and environmental functions. | | | | globe. |
| Introduction: | | | | - The corrugated industry contributes $25 billion to |
| Sustainability in the packaging domain. Packaging is | | | | the U.S. and Canadian economies. |
| playing a vital key role in sustainable development. | | | | Recycling of corrugated: |
| However, its importance as an essential facilitator | | | | There are hundreds of waste paper dealers |
| for the distribution, marketing and safe use of | | | | across the U.S. that buy old corrugated containers |
| consumer, creates significant challenges for | | | | (OCC) and paper bags, and sell them to paper |
| advancing sustainable development in packaging. | | | | mills as raw material. To sell your used |
| Definition: | | | | corrugated, check the Yellow Pages under Waste |
| The aim of defining sustainable packaging is to | | | | Paper. |
| explore the current connotation of sustainability | | | | To get the best prices for your OCC and to |
| for companies in the packaging supply chain and | | | | ensure proper recycling, follow these guidelines: |
| some of its key external stakeholders. The | | | | - Separate any contaminants from the |
| stakeholder survey results in highlighting that | | | | corrugated, including strapping, plastic bags, |
| defining terms such as 'sustainability' in relation to | | | | Styrofoam, food waste or floor sweepings. |
| 'packaging' is difficult to comprehend by most | | | | Dealers pay the highest prices for clean |
| Stakeholders. Sustainability is a characteristic of a | | | | corrugated. |
| process or state that can be maintained at a | | | | - Remove any boxes that cannot be recycled, |
| certain level indefinitely. | | | | especially those that are contaminated by toxic or |
| Corrugated Boxes: | | | | hazardous materials. If it has been treated with |
| It is a recognizable box. It is made of paper and | | | | plastic extrusions or laminates, wax coatings, etc., |
| has an arched layer, called "fluting," between | | | | it cannot be recycled (unless it is marked with the |
| smooth sheets, called "liner."Many types of | | | | recyclable certification symbol which indicates the |
| corrugated boxes are available, in different types, | | | | coating has been tested and proven recyclable): |
| sizes and thickness. Corrugated is an extremely | | | | - Some dealers and mills will accept loose material, |
| durable, versatile, economical and lightweight | | | | but large bales are generally preferred. |
| material used for custom-manufactured shipping | | | | SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS: |
| containers, packaging and point-of-purchase | | | | Sustainability associated to product packaging |
| displays, in addition to numerous non-traditional | | | | systems is an abstract and complex concept, and |
| applications. | | | | one that is very much open to interpretation. To |
| Corrugated & the Environment: | | | | be able to advance sustainable development in |
| Corrugated, is frequently manufactured of | | | | packaging, stakeholders need specific guidance as |
| recycled fiber, is often reused multiple times, and | | | | to how they can implement it into their daily |
| is recycled more than any other packaging | | | | business practice. The traditional narrow focused |
| material used today. Cradle-to-grave | | | | paradigm of waste reduction and recycling is |
| environmental stewardship is a basic hallmark of | | | | loosing its validity within the context of packaging |
| corrugated production, from management of | | | | sustainability and a more holistic approach is |
| renewable resources, to responsible manufacturing | | | | essential to meet future community and industry |
| processes, to widespread recovery and recycling. | | | | challenges. |