Description
:
These paper cup sleeves are made from post-consumer waste recycled
paper.
Producing recycled paper causes 74 percent less air pollution, 35
percent less water pollution, and creates
5 times the number of jobs
than producing paper from trees. It saves old-growth trees, forest
eco-systems,
native habitat and biodiversity.
Paper Information
- Microwave and freezer safe
- Handles hot liquids up to 200 Fahrenheit (moisture forms at
the bottom
for hot food items)
- Sterilized and sanitized, conforms to US Food & Drug
Administration
guidelines
- Fully compostable, sturdy and strong
Paper Waste
The average person in the US consumes about 700 lbs of paper, making US
the largest consumer of paper in the world. 90% of the
printing/writing paper comes from virgin tree fiber. Conventional paper
is also bleached using chlorine or chlorine derivatives, which create
dioxins and other toxins and pollutants. Once used, paper generally ends
up in the municipal waste stream, making up to 40% of the total waste,
instead of being recycled and reused.
Recycled Paper
Producing recycled paper causes 74 percent less air pollution, 35
percent less water pollution, and creates 5 times the number of jobs
than producing paper from trees. It saves old-growth trees, forest
eco-systems, native habitat and biodiversity.
Recyclable, Recycled, Pre-Consumer Recycled, Post Consumer Waste
Recycled
It is important to be clear about the meaning between the four terms.
-
Recyclable - All paper is recyclable. The
"recycling symbol" has very little meaning, as it can be used on items
which can be "recycled" but may have zero recycled content.
- Recycled - Paper which is designated as
"recycled" can be a mixture of virgin wood fiber, pre-consumer waste or
post-consumer waste. There are two types of recycled paper:
pre-consumer recycled paper and post consumer waste recycled paper.
- Pre-consumer content is paper made
out of paper scraps and trimmings left over from the paper
manufacturing process. These paper scraps and trimmings are easiest to
recycle, as they do not have to be collected, separated, de-inked etc.
- Post consumer waste (PCW) is paper made
out of paper which has been used by the end consumer and then is
collected for recycling from various recycling programs. This is the
best paper to buy, as it uses and creates demand for paper which would
normally end up in the landfill and no trees are cut down for making the
paper.
The actual percentage of the recycled and post-consumer recycled content
is important to note when buying paper, e.g. 50% recycled 20% PCW,
means 50% comes from virgin wood, 30% is pre-consumer recycled and 20%
is post-consumer recycled. We do our best to find paper products, which
are 100% PCW recycled and are either unbleached or bleached without
using chlorine or chlorine derivatives.
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