Happy New Year 2024!
🌲🎉 Happy New Year from #Greensource!🎉🌲 Let’s celebrate growth, sustainability, and prosperity by continuing to nurture our forests and creating a flourishing and greener future together in 2024! #DYK that each year European forests grow by an average 157 million m3? Source: State of Europe’s forests 2020 #Greensource eugreensource.org
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from #Greensource!
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from #Greensource! As we celebrate the season of giving, we encourage you to add a touch of sustainability to your festivities. 🌿Remember to reuse or recycle your gift wrappings and cardboard boxes and spread the joy while reducing your footprint.
#DYK that the land covered by forests has continuously grown in Europe over the last 15 years?
#DYK that the land covered by forests has continuously grown in Europe over the last 15 years? 🌲🌲🌲🌲It has grown by 59,000 km2 which is the equivalent of twice the surface area of Belgium! 🇧🇪🇧🇪Source: State of Europe’s forests 2020#Greensourceeugreensource.orgCepi, Pro Carton – The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment , EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF THE SAWMILL […]
Cardboard has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any packaging substrate!
Cardboard has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any packaging substrate!Thanks to the #circularity of cardboard packaging, it has minimal effect on the environment 🍃 during its:♻️ Production ➡️ it is made from recycled and renewable fibres.♻️ End of life ➡️ cardboard can be recycled again and again.Source: Cepi#Greensourceeugreensource.orgCepi, Pro Carton – The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment , […]
The cartonboard and folding carton industry has reduced its carbon footprint by 24%
The cartonboard and folding carton industry has reduced its carbon footprint by 24% since 2018, averaging at 249 kgCO2e cradle-to-grave. Through improved resource efficiencies and investments in renewable energy sources the fibre-based packaging industry has become a leader in climate impact reduction. Source: The Carbon Footprint of Carton Packaging 2023 study, carried out by […]
Recycling is an important factor in achieving the EU objective for a #CircularEconomy!
Recycling 🔄 is an important factor in achieving the EU objective for a #CircularEconomy! #DYK that with an 82% recycling rate, fibre-based packaging is a #Circularity champion! 🏆 Source: Eurostat #Greensourceeugreensource.orgCepi, Pro Carton – The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment , EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF THE SAWMILL INDUSTRY and EPIS
Paper and board are the most recycled materials in Europe… And it doesn’t stop there!
Paper and board are the most recycled materials in Europe… And it doesn’t stop there! By 2030, the industry has pledged to increase its recycling rates even more! The forest-based sector is a #Circularity champion aiming for a 📦 90% recycling rate for paper & board packaging. This best-in-class commitment demonstrates how the industry is a global front runner […]
82% of fibre-based packaging products are recycled, making the industry a circularity
82% of fibre-based packaging products are recycled, making the industry a circularity champion! The low emissions and minimal waste of their fabrication process make them extremely resource efficient. #ThePowerOfTrees 🌲💚#Greensourceeugreensource.orgCepi, Pro Carton – The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers, The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment , EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF THE SAWMILL INDUSTRY and EPIS
#Bioeconomy means using renewable raw materials for food, products and energy…
#Bioeconomy means using renewable raw materials for food, products and energy… and a #circular forest-based economy #Bioeconomy means using renewable raw materials for food, products and energy… and a #circular forest-based economy does just that in a highly resource efficient way! 🔁🌳 A European forest-based bioeconomy implies better resource management which entails minimizing waste and maximising efficiency along the whole value chain. #DYK that trees are a source of more than 5000 […]
Forests are essential to our lives and play a vital role in removing carbon from the air
Forests 🌲 are essential to our lives and play a vital role in removing carbon from the air and protecting them is critical if we are going to meet our climate goals! #DYK that the annual growth of European forests is far greater than annual harvesting and 1/3 of the net annual increment of wood in EU forests is not harvested?Sustainable forest […]