Packaging symbolizes the disposable
society we have become. More than half of all paper produced in the United
States is used in paper packaging.
As a result, in the U.S. we
generate 300 pounds of packaging waste per person each year and 32% of the
entire domestic waste stream consists of containers and packaging. Because the
Southern U.S. is the largest paper producing region in the world, and more than
half of all paper production goes to paper packaging, our society's decisions
about packaging directly impact Southern forests.
The paper packaging industry
needs reform. We must reduce the amount of paper in packaging; increase post
consumer fiber used for packaging; and ensure that paper products are not coming
from endangered forests.
Ask International Paper, the
largest paper company to lead their industry in reforming!