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EduCarton is the passport to the future
27 July 2020
The EduCarton resources include a variety of crafts, worksheets and colour by numbers that have been widely promoted on social media.
SUSTAINABILITY: Cartonboard & Cartons Life Cycle, Forest Management, Cartonboard & Carton Production, Recycling, Energy & Water Resources, Carbon Footprint.
52 companies to co-operate to replace plastics with natural fibres
7 May 2020
Materials based on natural fibres are an interesting alternative to replace fossil-derived plastics. The Piloting Alternatives for Plastics project brings together a wide range of Finnish and international companies to take materials developed in laboratories towards more industrial production.
The Carton Campaigners to the rescue!
26 March 2020
The Carton Campaigners are our team of superheroes who want to help to reduce the impact that waste is having on our environment.
Ricki Recycle launch on Global Recycling Day
17 March 2020
Ricki Recycle, one of the five Carton Campaigners, has launched a campaign to encourage recycling. You can watch him taking on the Waste Monster as part of Global Recycling Day.
The Green Shoots of 4Evergreen
12 March 2020
As many people in the carton industry will know, a new alliance was formed at the back end of last year called 4Evergreen to boost the contribution of fibre-based packaging in the circular economy.
Stora Enso introduces new barrier boards to replace plastic in food packaging
19 February 2020
Stora Enso is expanding its range of renewable packaging materials by introducing new dispersion barrier materials for paper cups and food packaging. The new barrier solution responds to market demands for eco-friendly, renewable and recyclable packaging materials to replace plastics in food service applications.
UK announce new coated board guidelines
6 February 2020
Following months of discussion, OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label), the body responsible for the use of recycling symbols in the UK, have published new guidelines which include coated cartonboard.
UK announce new coated board guidelines
6 February 2020
Following months of discussion, OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label), the body responsible for the use of recycling symbols in the UK, have published new guidelines which include coated cartonboard.
ECMA Annual Congress 2020 will be held in Krakow, Poland
4 February 2020
The ECMA Annual Congress will be held in Krakow, Poland on 17th and 18th September 2020 with the theme of “Sustainability Unboxed".
Pro Carton wins European Award
23 January 2020
Pro Carton’s TICCIT initiative has won the 2019 European Paper Recycling Award (EPRC) for Information and Education.
Excellent Carbon Footprint result
11 December 2019
The recently published Pro Carton Carbon Footprint for Carton Packaging report demonstrated that the carton industry is not only reducing its CO2 emissions but, in declaring a very low carbon footprint of 326kg CO2 per tonne of converted cartons, that its environmental impact is much less than most other packaging materials.
From the desk of the General Manager
10 December 2019
It’s certainly interesting times to be working in the packaging industry. The carton industry is slowly benefitting from a gradual move away from some plastics.
