Iberpapel joins the ‘Paper bag’ initiative as a sustainable alternative to the plastic bag
Grupo Iberpapel has joined the so-called ‘Paper bag’ initiative, the aim of which is to
promote the use of paper shopping bags as a more environmentally-friendly and
sustainable alternative to the plastic bag.
In addition, the company has designed two
new paper grades targeted specifically at this market segment. It is the only national
paper maker to sell some of these grades.
The paper bag has a negative carbon footprint, making it the more environmentallyfriendly option. One kilo of paper stores 1.3 kilos of CO2. The forests planted to make
pulp act like huge carbon dioxide sinks and help to halt climate change. The 430,000
hectares devoted to producing wood in Spain for paper production fix 7.5 tonnes of CO2
each year, approximately 2% of total emissions.
Iberpapel’s participation in this campaign marks another milestone in the company’s
commitment to the environment and sustainable development, a record which has been
acknowledged internationally and which translates into quantifiable milestones such as
reduced power consumption, lower overall carbon emissions, reduced water
consumption and lower waste generation. In the past decade, Iberpapel has devoted 40%
of its capex to environmental management.
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